Group XI. No. 138 



PriceTlO celits 



-*1 



GV 931 
.J2 
Copy 1 



111 



ATHLETIC LIBRARY 



\^y^ 




Official 



>4s^) 




American Sports Publishing Co.. iiigiij!!!;^ 

...'...«.<«'l,, 2 1 Warren street NewYorK im»nuJLm&^ 



r- 



i^'ocoDies rtec«.vcv 
JUN 4 1908 

* x^- — 




TRADC 



Grand Prize 
St. Louis, 1904 




A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

Maintain their own Wholesale and Retail 
Stores for the Distribution of 

Spalding's Athletic Library 

and a complete line of 
SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS 

in the following cities: 



NEW YORK 

Downtown— 124-128 Nassau Street 
Uptown —29-33 West 42d Street 
PHILADELPHIA 

1013 Filbert Street 
BOSTON. MASS. 

73 Federal Street 
BALTIMORE. MD. 

208 East Baltimore Street 
WASHINGTON. D. C. 

709 14th Street. N. W. 

(Colorado Building) 
PITTSBURG, PA. 

439 Wood Street 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 

611 Main Street 
SYRACUSE. N. Y. 

University Block 
NEW ORLEANS. LA. 

140 Carondelet Street 



CHICAGO 

147-149 Wabash Avenue 
ST. LOUIS. MO. 

710 Pine Street 
CINCINNATI, O. 

Fountain Square 

27 East Fifth Street 
CLEVELAND, O. 

741 Euclid Avenue 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 

1111 Walnut Street 
MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. 

507 Second Avenue, South 
DETROIT, MICH. 

254 Woodward Avenue 

DENVER. COL. 

1616 Arapahoe Street 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. 

134 Geary Street 



MONTREAL, CANADA, 443 St. James Street 
LONDON, ENGLAND, 53. 54, 55, Fetter Lane 



Communications directed to A. G. Spalding & Bros, at any of tbe above 

addresses, will receive pronipt attention. 

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 



=DC=: 



:«?: 



\ 




SPALDING'S 

ATHLETIC 

LIBRARY 




Spalding's Athletic Library is admitted to be the leading 
library series of its kind published in the world. In fact, 
it has no imitators, let alone equals. It occupies a field 
that it has created for itself. 

The Library was established in the year 1892, and it is an 
admitted fact by many autborities that Spalding's Athletic 
Library has accomplished a great deal in America for the 
advancement of amateur sport. 

The millions that read the Library during the year will 
attest to its value. A glance at its index will disclose the 
remarkable field that it covers. It is immaterial what the 
pastime may be, you will find in Spalding's Athletic Library 
a reference to it, either in a book devoted exclusively to 
that particular game or in some of the books that cover 
many sports. 

It has b6en the aim of the editors to make the books 
Official, and they arc recognized as such, all the important 
governing bodies in America giving to the publishers of 
Spaldiug's Athletic Library the right to publish their official 
books and official rules. 

A glance at the names of the authors of the different vol- 
umes will convince the reader that the best men in each 
particular line, the men best qualified to write intelligently 
on each subject, are selected; and, as a result, there is 
not another series in the world like Spalding's Athletic 
Library series. 

It is immaterial what new game or form of sport be 
conceived or advanced, it is invariably the aim of the 
publishers to have a book on that sport. In that way 
Spalding's Athletic Library is in the field at the beginning 
of the sport, follows it year in and year out and there can 
be no doubt whatever that the present popularity of athletic 
sports can attribute the same to the "backing" it has 
received from Spalding's Athletic Library. 

JAMES E. SULLIVAN. 



$PALMIN(i ATHLETIC UBRARV 

Giving the Titles of ail Spalding Alhleric Librarg 
Boohs now in print, grouped for ready reference 



No. 12 

Group I, 



SPALDING OFFICIAL ANNUALS 

1 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide 

2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 

2a Spalding's Official Association Foot Ball Guide 

3 Spalding's Official Cricket Guide 
Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 
Spalding's Official Golf Guide 
Spalding's Official Ice Hockey Guide 
Spalding's Official Basket Ball Guide 
Spalding's Official Bowling Guide 
Spalding's Official Indoor Base Ball Guide 

Roller Polo Guide 
Athletic Almanac 



4 
5 
6 

7 

8 

9 

lO 



Spalding's Official 
Spalding's Official 



fiase Ball 

No. 1 Spalding's Official Base Ball 

Guide. 
No. 202 How to Play Base Ball. 
No. 223 How to Bat. 
No. 232 How to Run Bases. 
No. 230 How to Pitch. 
No. 229 How to Catch. 
No. 225 How to Play First Base. 
No. 226 How to Play Second Base. 
No. 227 How to Play Third Base. 
No. 228 How to Play Shortstop. 
No. 224 How to Play the Outfield. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
Club. [League. 

How to Organize a Base Ball 
No. J How to Manage a Base Ball Club. 
How to Train a Base Ball Team. 
How to Captain a Base Ball 
How to Umpire a Game. [Team. 
"" Technical Base Ball Terms. 
No. 219 Ready Reckoner of Base Ball 
Percentages. 
BASE BALL. AUXILIARIES 
No. 291 Minor League Base Ball Guide. 
No. 293 Official Handbook National 
League of Prof. B. B. Clubs. 



231 



Group IK 



Foot Ball 



No. 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball 
Guide. 

No. 284 How to Play Foot Ball. 

No. 2 A Spalding's Official (Soccer) 
Association Foot Ball Guide. 

No. 286 How to Play Soccer. 

FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES 

No. 283 Spalding's Official Canadian 
Foot Ball Guide. 

No. 294 Official Intercollegiate Associa- 
tion Soccer Foot Ball Guide. 

Group III. cricher 

l>io. S Spalding's Official Cricket 

Guide. 
No. 277 Cricket and How to Play It. 

Group IV. Lawn Tennif 

No. 4 St al ding's Official Lawn Tennis 

Annual. 
No. 157 How to Play Lawn Tennis. 
No. 279 Strokes and Science of Lawi 
Tennis. 

Group V Goll 

No. 5 Spo Ming's Official Golf Guide. 
No. 276 How to Play Golf. 

Group vio nocheg 

No. 6 Spalding's Official Ice Hockey 
No. 154 Field Hockey. [Guide. 

No. 188 Lawn Hockey. 
No. 180 Ring Hockey. 

HOCKEY AUXILIARY 

No. 256 Official Handbook Ontario 

Hockey Association. 



Any of the Above Books Mailed Postpaid Upon 
Receipt of lO Cents 



^SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY / y^ 



€roup VII. Basket Ball 

No. 7 Spalding's Offi cial Basket 

Ball Guide. 
No. 193 How to Play Basket Ball. 
No. 260 Basket Ball Guide for Women. 

BASKET BALL AUXILIARY 
No. 278 Official Collegiate Basket Ball 

Handbook. 

Group VIII. Bowling 

No. 8 Spalding's Official Bowling 
Guide. 

Group IX. Indoor Base Ball 

No. 9 Spalding's Official In door 
Base Ball Guide. 

Group X. Polo 

No. 10 Spalding's Offi cial Roller 
No. 129 Water Polo, [Polo Guide. 

No. 199 Equestrian Polo. 

Group XI. Miscellaneous Games 

No. 201 Lacrosse. 

No. 248 Archery, 

No. 138 Croquet. 

No. 271 Roque. 

j^ ("Racquets. 

loi ^Squash-Racquets. 

■^^* (Court Tennis. 

No. 13 Hand Ball. 

No, 167 Quoits. 

No. 170 Push Ball. 

No. 14 Curling, 

No, 207 Lawn Bowls, 

No. 188 Lawn Games. 

No. 189 Children's Games. 

Group XII. Athletics 

No. 12 Spalding's Official Athletic 
Almanac. 

No. 27 College Athletics. 

No. 182 All Around Athletics. 

No. 156 Athletes' Guide. 

No. 87 Athletic Primer. 

No. 273 Olympic Games at Athens, 1906. 

No. 252 How to Sprint. 

No. 255 How to Run 100 Yards. 

No. 174 Distance and Cross Country 
Running. 

No. 259 How to Become a Weight 
Thrower. 

No. 55 Official Sporting Rules. 

No. 246 Athletic Training for School- 
boys. 
ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES 

No. 241 Amateur Athletic Union Offi- 
cial Handbook. 

No. 217 Olympic Handbook (St. Louis). 

No. 292 Intercollegiate Official Hand- 
book. 



ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES -Cow. 
No. 245 Y. M. C. A. Official Handbook. 
No. 281 Public Schools Athletic League 

Official Handbook. 
No. 274 Intercollegiate Cross Country 

Association Handbook. 

Athletic 
Group XIII. Accomplishments 

No. 177 How to Swim. 

No. 128 How to Row. 

No. 209 How to Become a Skater. 

No. 178 How to Train for Bicycling. 

No. 23 Canoeing. 

No. 282 Roller Skating Guide. 

No. 296 Speed Swimming. 

Group XIV. Manly Sports 

No. 18 Fencing. (By Breck). 

No. 162 Boxing. 

No. 165 Fencing. (By Senac). 

No. 140 Wrestling. 

No. 236 How to Wrestle. 

No. 102 Ground Tumbling. 

No, 233 Jiu Jitsu. 

No. 166 How to Swing Indian Clubs. 

No. 200 Dumb Bell Exercises. 

No. 143 Indian Clubs and Dumb Bells. 

No. 262 Medicine Ball Exercises. 

No. 29 Pulley Weight Exercises. 

No. 191 How to Punch the Bag. 

No. 289 Tumbling for Amateurs." 

Group XV. Gymnastics 

No. 104 Grading of Gymnastic Exer- 
cises. 

No. 214 Graded Calisthenics and Dumb 
Bell Drills. 

No. 254 Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

No. 158 Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic 
Games. 

No. 124 How to Become a Gymnast. 

No. 287 Fancy Dumb Bell and March- 
ing Drills. 

Group XVI. Physical culture 

No. 161 Ten Minutes' Exercise for 

Busy Men. 
No. 208 Physical Education and Hy- 
giene. 
No. 149 Scientific Physical Training 

and Care of the Body. 
No. 142 Physical Training Simplified. 
No. 185 Hints on Health, 
No. 213 285 Health Answers. 
No. 238 Muscle Building. [ning. 

No. 234 School Tactics and Maze Run- 
No. 261 Tensing Exercises. [ics. 
No. 285 Health by Muscular Gymnast- 
No. 288 Indigestion Treated by Gym- 
No. 290 Get Well; Keep Well, [nasties. 



Any of the Above Books Mailed Postpaid Upon 
Receipt of iO Cents 



^^=^ \SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/ T^ 




Group I. Base Ball 

No. 1— Spalding's Official 
Base Ball Guide. 

The leading Base Ball 
annual of the country, 
and the official authority 
of the game. Edited by 
Henry Chadvvicli, the 
"Father of Base Ball." 
Contains the official play- 
ing rules, with an ex- 
planatory index of the 
rules compiled by Mr, 
A. G, Spalding; pictures of all the 
teams in the National, American and 
minor leagues; official averages; re 
views of the season in all the pro 
fessional organizations; college Base 
Ball, and a great deal of interesting 
information. Price 10 centg. 

No. 202— How to Play Base 
Ball. 

Edited by T. H. 

Murnane. New and 

revised edition. 

Contents: How to 

become a good bat- 
ter; how to run the 

bases; advice to 

base runners. by 
James E. Sullivan, 

President A.A.U.; 
how to become a good pitcher; 
how to become a good catcher; how 
to play first base; how to play sec- 
ond base; how to play third base; 
how to play shortstop; how to play 
the infield; how to play the out- 
field; the earmarks of a ball player, 
by John J. McGraw; good advice for 
players; how to organize a team 
how to manage a team; how to 
score a game; how to umpire a 
game; base ball rules interpreted for 
boys. Price 10 cents. 



to Ran the 





No. 223— How to Bat. 

T h e most important 
part of ball playing now- 
adays, outside of pitch- 
ing, is batting. The team 
that can bat and has 
some good pitchers can 
win base ball games; 
therefore, every boy and 
young man who has. of 
course, already learned to 
catch, should turn his attention to 
this department of the game, and 
there is no better way of becoming 
proficient than by reading this book 
and then constantly practising the 
little tricks explaiijed. Price 10 cts. 




Xo. 232— How 
Bases. 

The importance of base 
running as a scientific) 
feature of the national [ 
game is becoming morel 
and more recognized each f 
year. Besides being spec- 
tacular, feats . of base) 
stealing nearly always 
figure in the winning of 
a game. Many a close 
contest is decided on the winning of 
that little strip of 90 feet whi.-h lies 
l)etween cushions. When hits are 
few and the enemy's pitchers steady, 
it becomec Incumbent on the oppos- 
ing team to get around the bases in 
some manner. Effective stealing not 
only increases the effectiveness of 
the team by advancing its runners 
without wasting hits, but it serves 
to materially disconcert the enemy 
and frequently has caused an entire 
opposing club to temporarily lose its 
poise and throw away the game. 
This book gives clear and concise di- 
rections for excelling as a base run- 
ner; tells when to run and when not 
to do so; how and when to slide; 
team work on the bases; in fact, 
every point of the game is thor- 
oughly explained. Illustrated with 
pictures of leading players. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 230— How to Pitch. 

A new. up-to-date book. 
The ob.iect of this book 
is to aid the beginners 
who aspire to become 
clever twirlers. and its 
contents are the practi- 
cal teaching of men who 
have reached the top as 
pitchers, and who know 
how to impart a knowl- 
edge of their art. All the big 
leagues' pitchers are shown. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 229— How to Catch. 

Undoubtedly the best 
book on catching that| 
has yet been published. 
Every boy who has hopes! 
of being a clever catcher f 
should read how well- 
known players cover their 
position. Among the 
more noted ones who de-f 
scribe their methods of 
play in this book are Lou Criger of 
the Boston Americans and Johnnie 
Kling of the Chicago Nationals, The 
numerous pictures comprise all the 
noted catchers in the big leagues. 
Price 10 cents. 





'^SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/^ 




Ao. 225— How to Play First 
Base. 

No other position in a 
ball team has shown 
such a change for the 
better In recent years as 
first base. Modifications 
in line with the better- 
ment of the sport in 
every department have 
been made at intervals, 
hut in no other depart- 
ment have they been so radical. No 
boy who plays the initial sack can 
afford to overlook the points and 
hints contained in this bof)k. En- 
tirely new and up to date. Illus- 
trated with full-page pictures of all 
the prominent first basemen. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 220— How to Play Second 
Ba.se. 

There are so few men 
who can cover second 
base to perfection that 
their names can easily 
be called off by anyone 
who follows the game of 
base ball. Team owners 
who possess such players 
would not part with 
them for thousands of 
dollars. These men have been inter- 
viewed and their ideas incorporated 
in this book for the especial benefit 
of boys who want to know the fine 
points of play at this point of the 
diamond. Illustrated with full-page 
pictures. Price 10 cents. 



:Jo. 227— How to Play Third 
Ba.se. 

Third base is, in somf 
respects, the most impor- 
tant of the infield. No 
major league team has 
I'ver won a pennant with- 
out a great third base- 
man. Collins of the Bos- 
ton Americans and Lead 
of nttsburg are two of 
the greatest third base- 
men the game has ever seen, and 
their teams owe much of the credit 
fot pennants they have won to 
them. These men in this book de 
scribe just how they play the posi 
tion. Everything a player should 
know is clearly set forth and any 
boy will surely increase his chances 
of success by a careful reading of 
this book. Illustrated. Price. 10 
cents. 









\o. 22S— How to Play Sliort- 

'__ Shortstop is one of the 

hardest positions on the 
infield to till, and quick 
thought and quick action 
are necessary for a play- 
er who expects to make 
good as a shortstop. The 
views of every well- 
known player who cov- 
ers this position have 
been sought in compiling this book. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224— How to Play the 
Outfield. 

Compiled especially for 
the young player who 
would become an expert. 
The best book on play- 
ing the outfield that has 
ever been published. 
There are just as many 
tricks to be learned, be- 
fore a player can be a 
competent fielder, a s 
there are in any other position on a 
nine, and this book explains them 
all. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231— How to Coach; How 
to Captain a Team; How 
to Manage a Team; How 
to Umpire; Ho^v to Or- 
ganize a Leagne; Tech- 
nical Terms of Base Ball. 
A useful guide to all 
who are interested in the 
above subjects. Jimmy 
Collins writes on coach- 
ing; M, J. Kelly on cap- 
taining; Al Buckenberger 
on managing; Frank 
Dwyer of the American 
League staff on umpir- 
ing: Fred Lake on minor 
leagues, and the editor. T. H. Mur- 
nane, I'resident of the New England 
League, on how to organize a league. 
The chapters on Technical Terms of 
Base Ball have been written by 
Henry Chadwick, the "Father of 
Base Ball," and define the meaning 
of all the terms peculiar to the Na- 
tional Game. Price 10 cents. 

No. 219- Ready Reckoner of 
Base Ball Percentages. 

To supply a demand 
for a book which would 
show the percentage of 
clubs without recourse to 
the arduous work of fig 
uring, the publishers 
have had these tables 
compiled by an expert. 
Price 10 cents. 





<^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY /7^ 





base: ball auxiliaries. 

No. 291— Minor Leagrue Base 
Ball Guide. 

The minors' own guide. 
Contains pictures o f 
leading teams, schedules, 
report of annual meeting 
National Association of 
Professional Base Ball 
Leagues, special articles 
and official rules. Edited 
by President T. H. Mur- 
nane, of the New England League, 
Price 10 cents. (Ready May 1.) 

No. 29.3— Official Handbook: 
of the National League 
of Professional Base Ball 

^^"^^' Contains the Constitu- 
tion, By-Laws, Official 
Rules, Averages, and 
schedule of the Na- 
tional League for the 
current year, together 
with list of club offi- 
cers and reports of the 
annual meetings of the 
Liague. Every follower 
of the game should have a copy of 
this book if he wants to keep his 
file of Base Ball books complete 
Price 10 cents. 



Group IL Foot Ball 

No. 2— Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide. 

Edited by Walter 
Camp. Contains the new 
rules, with diagram of 
field; All- America teams 
as selected by the lead- 
ing authorities; reviews 
of the game from vari- 
ous sections of the coun- 
try; 1905 scores of all 
the leading teams; pic- 
tures of hundreds of players. 
10 cents. 

No. 284— How to Play Foot 
Ball. 

Edited by Walter 
I Camp. The contents em- 
brace everything that a 
beginner wants to know 
land many points that an 
expert will be glad to 
learn. The pictures are 
[made from snapshots of 
leading teams and play 
ers in action, with com 
ments bj Walter Camp. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 2A— Spalding's Official 
Association Soccer Foot 
Ball Guide. 



A complete and up-to- 
date guide to the 
"Soccer" game in the 
United States, containing 
instructions for playing 
the game, official rules, 
and interesting news 
from all parts of the 
country. Illustrated. 

Price 10 cents. 



No. 286— How to Play Soc- 
cer. 

Owing to the gi*eat 
Interest shown in "Soc- 
cer" foot ball in Amer- 
ica, the publishers have 
had a book compiled in 






England, the home of the 
sport, telling how each 
position should be played, 
written by the best play- 
er in England in his re- 
spective position, and illustrated 
with full-page photographs of play- 
ers in action. As a text-book of 
the . game this work is invaluable, 
and no "Soccer" player can afford 
to be without it. Price 10 cents. 



FOOT BALL AUXILIARIES. 



No. 283- Spalding's Official 



■^ FOOT BALL^ 



Canadian 
Guide. 



Foot 



Ball 




Edited by Frank D. 
Woodworth, Secretary- 
Treasurer Ontario Rugby 
Foot Ball Union. The 
official book of the game 
in Canada. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 294— Official Intercolle- 
giate Association Soccer 
Foot Ball 
Guide. 

Contains the constitu- 
tion and by-laws of the 
Association, pictures of 
the teams, and oflacial 
playing rules. Price 10 
cents. 




g^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY /7^ 



Group m. Cricket 

No. 3— SpaldiiifiT's Official 
Cricket Guide. 

Edited by Jerome Flan- 
iier.v. The most com- 
plete year book of the 
game that has ever been 
published in America. 
Reports of special 
matches, official rules 
and pictures of all the 
leading teams. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 277— Cricket; and How 
to Play it. 
By Prince Ranjitsinhji. 

Every department of 

the game is described 

concisely and illustrated 

with full-page pictures 

posed especially for this 

book. The best book 

of Instruction on the 

game ever published. 

Price lu cents. 





Group IV. 



Lawn 
Tennis 




No. 4— Spaldingr's Official 
I^aT^-n Tennis Annual. 

Edited by II. P. Bur- 
chell, of the New York 
Times. Contents include 
a report of every impor- 
tant tournament played 
in 1906, embracing the 
National Championship, 
sectional and State tour- 
naments; invitation and 
open tournaments; inter- 
collegiate and interscholastic cham- 
pionships; women's national cham- 
pionships; foreign championships; in- 
door championships; official ranking 
for each year from 1885 to 1906; 
laws of lawn tennis; instructions for 
handicapping; decisions on doubtful 
points; regulations for the manage- 
ment of tournaments; directory of 
clubs; directions for laying out and 
keeping a court; tournament notes. 
Illustrated with pictures of leading 
players. Price 10 cents. 

No. 157— How to Play Lawn 
Tennis. 

A complete description 
of lawn tennis; a lesson 
for beginners and direc- 
tions telling how to 
make the most impor- 
tant strokes. Illustrated. 
Price 10 cents. 





Golf 



Official 




No. 279— Strokes and Science 
of Lawn Tennis. 

By P. A. Vaile. a 
leading authority on the 
game in Great Britain. 
Every stroke in the 
game is accurately illus- 
trated and analyzed by 
the author. As a means 
of afTording a compari^ 
son between the Amer- 
ican and the English 
methods of play, this book is ex^ 
tremely useful. Price 10 cents. 

Group V. 

No. 5— Spalding's 
Golf Guide. 

The leading annual of 
the game in the United 
States. Contains rec- 
ords of all important 
tournaments, articles on 
the game in various sec- 
tions of the country, 
pictures of prominent 
players, official playing 
rules and general items 
of interest. Price 10 cts. 

No. 276— How to Play Golf. 

By James Braid, the 
English Open Champion 
of 1906. A glance at 
the chapter headings 
will give an idea of the 
variety and value of the 
contents: Beginners' 
wrong ideas; method of 
tuition; choosing the 
clubs; how to grip the 
club; stance and address in driving; 
the upward swing in driving, etc ; 
Numerous full-page pictures of Cham- 
pion Braid in action add to the 
book's attractiveness. Price 10 cts. 

Group VI. Hockey 

No. 6— Spalding's Official Ice 
Hockey Guide. 

Written by the most 
famous player in Can- 
ada, A. Farrell, of the I 
Shamrock hockey team 
of Montreal. It contains 
a complete description [ 
(if hockey, its origin, | 
points of a good player, 
and an instructive ar- 
ticle on how game is" 
played, with diagrams and official 
rules. Illustrated with pictures of 
leading teams. Price 10 cents. 





' ^SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY / 7^ 




No. 154— Field Hockey 

To those in need of 
vigorous and healthful 
out-of-doors exer c i s e, 
this game is recom- 
mended highly. Its 
healthful attributes are 
manifold and the inter- 
est of player and spec- 
tator alike is kept ac- 
tive through out the 
progress of the game. The game is 
prominent in the sports at Vassar, 
Smith, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and 
other leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 

No. 1«S — L.awii 
Hockey, Garden 
Hockey, Parlor 
Hockey. 

Containing the rules 
for each game. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 180— Ringr Hockey. 

A new game for the 
gymnasium, invented by 
Dr. J. M. Vorhees of 
Pratt Institute, Brook- 
lyn, that has sprung 
into instant popularity; 
as exciting as basket 
ball. This book contains 
I official rules. Price 10 
cents. 

HOCIvKY AUXILIARY. 

No. a5<>— Official Handbook 





of the Ontario 
Association. 

Edited bv W. A. Hew- 
itt, of Toronto. Con- 
tains the otHcial rules 
of the Association, con- 
stitution, rules of com- 
petition, list of officers, 
and pictures of leading 
players. Price 10 cents. 



Hockey 




Group VII. 



Basket 
Ball 



No. 7— SpaldinR's Official 
Basket Ball Guide. 

Edited by George T. 
Hepbron. Contains the 
revised official rules, de- 
cisions on disputed 
points, records of promi- 
nent teams, reports on 
the game from various 
parts of the country, 
and pictures of hundreds 
players. Price 10 cents. 






No. 193— How to Play Basket 
Ball. 

By G. T. Hepbron, 
editor of the Official 
Basket Ball Guide. Con- 
tains full instructions 
for players, both for the 
expert and the novice, 
duties of officials, and 
specially posed full-page 
pictures showing the cor- 
rect and incorrect meth- 
ods of playing. The demand for a 
book of this character is fully satis- 
fled in this publication, as many 
points are included which could not 
be incorporated in the annual publi- 
cation of the Basket Bali Guide for 
want of room. Price 10 cents. 

No. 260— Official Basket Ball 
Gnide for Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda 
Berenson. of Smith Col- 
lege. Contains the of- 
licial playing rules of 
the game and special ar- 
ticles on the following 
subjects: Games for 
women, by E. Hitchcock, 
Director of Physical 
Training, and Dean of 
College, Amherst College; conditioa 
of women's basket ball in the Mid- 
dle West, by W. P. Bowen, Michigan 
State Normal College; psychological 
effects of basket ball for women, by 
Dr. L. H. Gulick; physiological ef- 
fects of basket ball, by Theodore 
Hough, Ph. D. ; significance of basket 
ball for women, by Senda Berenson; 
relative merit • of the Y. M. C. A. 
rules and women's rules, by Augusta 
Lane Patrick; A Plea for Basket 
Ball, by Julie Ellsbee Sullivan. 
Teachers' College, New York; dia- 
gram of fl^ld. Illustrated with 
many pictures of basket ball teams. 
Price 10 cents. 

BASKET BALL. AUXILIARY, 

No. 278— Collegiate Basket 
Ball Guide. 

The official publication 
of the new Collegiate 
Basket Ball Associa- 
tion. Contains the of- 
ficial rules, collegiate 
and high school records, 
All America selections, 
reviews of the collegiate 
basket ball season of 
1905-6. and pictures of 
all the prominent college teams and 
individual players. Edited by H. A. 
Fisher, of Columbia. Price 10 cts. 




<^SPALDIN<^ ATHLETIC LmRARY/^ 




Group VIII. BowUng 

No. 8— Spalding's Official 
Bowling Guide. 

Edited by S. Karpf, 
Secretary of the Amer- 
ican Bowliug Congress. 
The contents include: 
History of the sport; 
diagrams of effective de- 
liveries; how to bovv'l; a 
few hints to beginners; 
American Bowling Con- 
gress; the national 
championships; how to build an al- 
ley; how to score; spares — how they 
are made. Rules fwr cocked hat, 
cocked hat and feather, quintet, bat- 
tle game, nine up and nine down, 
head pin and four back, ten pins — 
head pin out, five back, the Newport 
game, ten pin head. Price Ki cents. 

Indoor 
Group IX. Base Ball 

No. 9— Spalding's Official In- 
door Base Ball Guide. 

America's nat i o n a 1 
game is now vieing with 
other indoor games as a 
winter pastime. This 
book contains the play- 
ing rules, pictures of 
leading teams from all 
parts of the country, 
and interesting articles 
on the game by leading 
authorities on the subject. Price 10 
cents. 





Group X. 



Polo 





No. 10— Spalding's 
Official Roller 
Polo Guide. 

Edited l)y J. C. Morse 
A full description of the 
game; official rules, rec 
ords. Price 10 cents. 

No. 129— Water Polo. 

The contents of this] 
book treat of every de- 
tail, the individual work |vP>3 ^Po|Lo 
of the players, the prac- 
tice of the team, how 
to throw the ball, with I 
illustrations and ' many 
valuable hints. Price I 
10 cents. 




No. 199— E^questrlan Polo. 

Compiled by H. L. 
Fitzpatrick of the New 
York Sun. Illustrated 
v.ith portraits of lead- 
ing players and contains 
most useful information 
for polo players. Price 
10 cents. 

_ ___ Miscellane- 
GroupXI. ous Games 

No. 201— Lacrosse. 

By William C. 
Schmeisser. c a^ p t a i n 
Johns Hopkins Univer- 
sity champion intercol- 
legiate lacrosse team of) 
1902; edited by Ronald 
T. Abercrombie, ex-cap- 
tain and coach of Johns 
Hopkins University la- 
crosse team. 1900-1904. 
Every position is thoroughly ex- 
plained in a most simple and concise 
manner, rendering it the best manual 
of the game ever published. Illus- 
trated with numerous snapshots of 
important plays. Price 10 cents. 

No. 248 — Archery, 

A new and up-to-date 
book on this fascinating 
pastime. Edited by Mr. 
Louis Maxson of Wash- 
ington, D. C, ex-Na- 
tional champion. Con- 
tains a history of arch- 
ery from its revival as a 
pastime in the eighteenth 
century to the present 
time, with list of winners and scores 
of the English Grand championships 
from 1844; National Archery Associa- 
tion of the United States winners 
and scores; the several varieties of 
archery; instructions for shooting; 
how to select implements; how to 
score; and a great deal of interest- 
ing information on the game. Illua- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 138— Spalding's Official 
Croquet Guide 

Contains directions for 
playing, diagrams of im- 
portant strokes, descrip- 
tion of grounds, instruc- 
tions for the beginner, 
terms used in the game, 
and the official playing 
rules. Price 10 cents. 





■^SPALDING ATHLETIC imRARY/T^ 



No. 271— Spaltling's Official 
RoQue Guide. 

The official publication 
of the National Roque 
Association of America 
Edited by Prof. Charles 
Jacobus, ex-cham p i o n 
Contains a description 
of the courts and their 
consCruction, diagrams 
of the field. illustra- 
tions, rules and valuable 
Price 10 cents. 




information. 




No. 194 — Racquets, Sawash 
RacqueLs and Court Ten 
nis. 

The need of an au- 
thoritative handbook at 
a popular price on these 
games is filled by this 
book. How to play each 
game is thoroughly ex- 
plained, and all the dif- 
ficult strokes shown by 
special photo graphs 
taken especially for this 
book. Contains the official rules for 
each game, with photographs of 
well-known courts. Price 10 cents. 



No. 13— How to Play Hand 
Ball. 

By the world's cham- 
pion, Michael Egan, of 
Jersey City. This book 
has been rewritten and 
brought up to date in 
every particular. Every 
play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and 
diagram. The numerous 
illustrations consist of 
full pages made from photographs of 
Champion Egan, showing him in all 
his characteristic attitudes. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 167— Q,uoits. 

By M. W. Deshong. 
The need of a book on 
this interesting game 
has been felt by many 
who wished to know the 
fine points and tricks 
used by the experts. 
Mr. Deshong explains 
them, with illustrations, 
so that a novice can 
readily onderstand. Price 




\o. 170— Push Ball. 

IMaved with an air- 
inflated ball 6 feet in 
diameter, weighing about 
50 pounds, A side con- 
sists of eleven men. 
This book contains the 
official rules and a 
sketch of the game; il- 
lustrated. Price 10 
cents. 



No. 14— Curlingr. 







10 cents. 



A short history of 
this famous Scottish 
pastime, with instruc- 
tions for play, rules of 
the game, definitions of 
terms and diagrams of 
different shots. Price 
10 cents. 



No. 207— Bowlingr on the 
Green; or, LaTvn Bowls. 

How to construct a 
green; necessary equip- 
ment; how to play the 
game, and the official 
rules as promulgated by 
the Scottish Bowling 
Association. Edited by 
James W. Greig. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 188— Lawn Games. 



Contains the rules for 
Lawn Hockey, Garden 
Hockey, Hand Tennis, 
Tether Tennis; also Vol- 
ley Ball, Parlor Hockey, 
Badminton, Basket Goal. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 189- Children's Games. 

Compiled by Jessie H. 
Bancroft, director of 
physical training, depart- 
ment of education, New 
York City. These games 
are intended for use at 
recesses, and all but the 
team games have been 
adapted to large classes. 
Suitable for children 
from three to eight years 
elude a great variety. Price 10 cts. 





■^SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY/^ 




Group Xn. Athletics 

No. 12— Spaldingr'is Official 
Atliletic Almanac. 

Compiled by J. E. Sul- 
livan, Chief Department 
Physical Culture, Louis- 
iana Purchase Exposi- 
tion, Director Olympic 
Games. 1904, Special 
Commissioner from the 
United States to the 
Olympic Games at Ath- 
ens, 1906, and President 
of the Amateur Athletic Union. The 
only annual publication now issued 
that contains a complete list of ama- 
teur best-on-records; complete inter- 
collegiate records; complete English 
records from 1866; swimming rec- 
ords; interscholastic records; Irish, 
Scotch, Continental, South African 
and Australasian records; important 
athletic events and numei-ous phutos 
of individual athletes and leading 
athletic teams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 27— College Athletics. 

M. C. Murphy, the 
well-known athletic 
trainer, now with Penn- 
sylvania, the author of 
this book, has written it 
especially for the school- 
boy and college man, 
but it is invaluable for 
the athlete who wishes 
to excel in any branch 
of athletic sport. The subjects com 
prise the following articles: Train 
ing. starting, sprinting; how to train 
for the quarter, half, mile and longer 
distances; walking; high and broad 
jumping; hurdling; pole vaulting 
throwing the hammer. It is profuse- 
ly illustrated with pictures of lead- 
ing athletes. Price 10 cents. 

No. 182— Ail-Around Ath- 
letics. 

Gives in full the 
method of scoring the 
Ail-Around Cbam p i o n- 
ship, giving percentage 
tables showing what 
each man receives for 
each performance in 
each of the ten events. 
It contains as well in- 
structive articles on how 
to train for the AU-Around Cham- 
pionship. Illustrated with many pic- 
tures of champions in action and 
scores at all-around meets. Price 
10 cents. '^ 







No. 15«— Athlete's Guide. 

Ilow to become an 
athlete. It contains full 
instractions for the be- 
ginner, telling how to 
syrint, hurdle, jump and 
throw weights, general 
hints on training; in 
fact, this book is one 
of the most complete on 
the subject that has 
ever appeared. Special chapters con- 
tain valuable advice to beginners and 
important A. A. U. rules and their 
explanations, while the pictures com- 
prise many scenes of champions In 
action. Price 10 cents. 

No. 87— Athletic Primer. 

Edited by James E. 
Sullivan, President of 
the Amateur Athletic 
Union. Tells how to or- 
ganize an athletic club, 
how to conduct an ath- 
letic meeting, and gives 
rules for the goveni- 
ment of athletic meet- 
ings; contents also in- 
clude directions for building a track 
and laying out athletic grounds, and 
a very instructive article on train- 
ing; fully illustrated with pictures of 
leading athletes. Price 10 cents. 

No. 273— The Olympic Games 
at Athens, 1906. 

A complete account of 
the Olympic Games of 
1906, at Athens, the 
gieatest Internati o n a 1 
Athletic Contest ever 
held. Containing a short | 
history of the gamt 
story of the American | 
team's trip and their 
reception at Athens, 
complete list of starters in every 
event; winners, their times and dis- 
tances; the Stadium; list of winners 
in previous Olympic Games at Ath- 
ens, Paris and St. Louis, and a great 
deal of other interesting information. 
Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Special 
Commissioner from the United States 
to the Olympic Games. Price 10 cts. 

No. 252— How to Sprint. 

A complete and de- 
tailed account of how to 
train for the short dis- 
tances. Every athlete 
who aspires to be a 
sprinter can study this 
book to advantage and 
gain useful knowledge. 
Price 10 cents. 





g^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/T^ 




No. 255— How to Run lOO 
Yards. 

By J. W. Morton, the 
noted British champion. 
Written by Mr. Morton 
during his recent Amer- 
ican trip, In 1905, es- 
pecially for boys. Mr. 
Morton knows how to 
handle his subject, and 
his advice and direc- 
tions for atta i n i n g 
speed, will undoubtedly be of im- 
mense assistance to the great ma- 
jority of boys who have to rely on 
printed instructions. Many of Mr. 
Morton's methods of training are 
novel to American athletes, but his 
success Is the best tribute to their 
worth. Illustrated with photographs 
of Mr. Morton in action, taken es- 
pecially for this book in New York 
City. Price 10 cents. 

No. 174 — Distance and Cross- 
country Running^. 

By George Orton, the 
famous University of 
Pennsylvania r u n n e r. 
Tells how to become 
proficient at the quar- 
ter, half, mile, the 
longer distances, and 
c r o s s-country running 
and steeplechasing, with 
instructions for training 
and schedules to be observed when 
preparing for a contest. Illustrated 
with numerous pictures of leading 
athletes in action, with comments by 
the editor on the good and bad 
points shown. Pric^ 10 cents. 

No. 246— Athletic Training 
for Schoolttoys. 

This book is the most 
complete work of its 
kind yet attempted. The 
compiler is Geo. W. Or- 
ton, of the University 
of Pennsylvania, a fa- 
mous athlete himself 
and who is well quali- 
fied to give instructions 
lo the beginner. Each 
event in the intercollegiate pro- 
gramme is treated of separately, 
both as regards method of training 
and form. By following the direc- 
tions given, the young athlete will 
be sure to benefit himself without the 
danger of overworking as many have 
done through ignorance, rendering 
themselves unfitted for their task 
when the day of competition arrived. 
Price 10 cents. 







No. 259— Weight Tlirowingr. 

By James S. Mitchel, 
Champion American 
weight thrower, and 
holder of American, 
Irish, British and Cana- 
dian champio n s h i p s. 
Probably no other man 
in the world has had 
the varied and long ex- 
perience of James S. 
Mitchel in the weight throwing de- 
partment of athletics. The book is 
written in an Instructive way, and 
gives valuable information not only 
for the novice, but for the expert as 
well. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

Noi 55— Official Sporting: 
Rules. 

Contains rules not 
found in other publica- 
tions for the government 
of many sports; rules 
for wrestling, shuffle- 
board, snowshoeing, pro- 
fessional racing, pigeon 
flying, dog racing, pistol 
and revolver shooting, 
British water polo rules, 
Rugby foot ball rules. Price 10 cts. 

ATHLETIC AUXILIARIES. 

No. 241— Official Handbook 
of the A.A.U. 

The A.A.U. is the 
governing body of ath- 
letes in the United 
States of America, and 
all games must be held 
under its rules, which 
are exclusively published 
in this handbook, and a 
copy should be in the 
hands of every athlete 
and every club officer in America. 
This book contains the official rules 
for running, jumping, weight throw- 
ing, hurdling, pole vaulting, swim- 
ming, boxing, wrestling, etc. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 217 — Olympic Handbook. 

Compiled by J. E. Sul- 
livan, Chief Department 
Physical Culture, Louis- 
iana Purchase Exposi- 
tion, and Director Olym- 
pic Games, 1904. Con- 
tains a complete report 
of the Olvmpic Games 
of 1904, with list of 
records and pictures of 
hundreds of athletes; also reports of 
the games of 1896 and 1900. Price 
10 cents. 





g ^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LIBRARY/ ^ 





No. 292— Official Intercolle- 
S^iate A.A.A.A. Handbook. 

Contains constitution, 
by-laws, laws of ath- 
letics and rules to gov- 
ern the awarding of the 
championship cup of the 
Intercollegiate Athletic 
Association of Amateur 
Athletes of America, 
the governing body in 
college athletics. Con- 
tains official intercollegiate records 
from 1876 to date, with the winner's 
name and time in each event, list of 
points won by each college, and list 
of officers of the association from 
1889. Price 10 cents. 

No. 245— Official Y.M.C.A. 
Handbook. 

Edited by G. T. Hep- 
bron, the well-known 
athletic authority. It 
contains the otficial rules 
governing all sports un- 
der the jurisdiction of 
the Y.M.C.A., a com- 
plete report of the 
physical directors' con- 
ference, official Y.M.C.A. 
scoring tables, pentathlon rules, many 
pictures of the leading Y.M.C.A. 
athletes of the country; official Y.M. 
C.A. athletic rules, constitution and 
by-laws of the Athletic League of 
Y.M.C.A., all-around indoor test, vol- 
ley ball rules; illustrated. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 2S1— Official Handbook 
of the Public Schools 
Athletic League. 

This is the official 
handbook of the Public 
Schools Athletic League, 
which embraces all the 
public schools of Greater 
New York. It contains 
the official rules that 
govern all the contests 
of the league, and con- 
stitution, by-laws and 
officers. Edited by Dr. Luther Hal- 
sey Gulick, superintendent of phy- 
sical education in the New York 
public schools. Illustrated. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 274— Intercol- 
legriate Cross 
Country Hand- 
book. 
Contains constitution 
and by-laws, list of of- 
ficers, and records of the 
association. Price 10 
cents. 






Group xm. Athletic 
Accomplishments 

No. 177— Ho^v to STvim, 

By .J. II. Sterrett, a 
leading American swim- 
ming authority. The in- 
structions will interest 
the expert as well as the 
novice; the illustrations 
were made from photo- 
gi'sphs especially posed, 
showing the swimmer in 
clear water; a valuable 
feature is the series of "land drill" 
exercises for the beginner, which is 
illustrated by many drawings. The 
contents comprise: A plea for educa- 
tion in swimming; swimming as an 
exercise and for development; land 
drill exercises; plain swimming; best 
methods of learning; the breast 
stroke, etc , etc Price 10 cents. 

No. 396— Speed Swimming-. 

By Champion C. M. 
Daniels of the New 
York Athletic Club team, 
holder of numerous 
.\merican records, and 
the best swimmer in 
America qualified to 
write on the subject. 
Any boy should be able 
to increase his speed in 
the water after reading Champion 
Daniels' instructions on the subject. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 128- How to Row. 

By E. J. Giannini, of 
the New York A. C, 
one of America's most 
famous amateur oars- 
men and champi o n s. 
This book will instruct 
any one who is a lover 
of rowing how to be- 
come an expert. It is 
fully illustrated, show- 
ing how to hold the oars, the finish 
of the stroke and other information 
that will prove valuable to the be- 
ginner. Price 10 cents. 

No. 23— Canoeing:. 

Paddling, sailing, 
cruising and racing ca- 
noes and their uses: 
with hints on rig and 
management; the choice 
of a canoe; sailing ca- 
noes; racing regula- 
•^ions: canoe i n g and 
camping. Fully illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 





'^SPALDING ATHLETIC LmRARY/^ 





No. 309— How to Become a 
Skater. 

Contains advice for be 
ginners; how to become 
a figure skater thorough- 
ly explained, with many 
diagrams showing how 
to do all the different 
tricks of the best tigure 
skaters. Illustrated with 
pictures of prominent 
skaters and numerous 
diagrams. Price 10 cents. 

No. 282- Official Roller 
Skating Gnitle. 

Contains directions for 
becoming proficient as a 
fancy and trick roller 
Bkater, and rules for 
roller skating. Pictures 
of prominent trick skat- 
ers in action. Price 10 
cents. 

No. 178— How to Train for 
Bicycling. 

Gives methods of the 
best riders when train- 
ing for long or short 
distance races; hints 
on training. Revised 
and up-to-date in every 
particular. Price 10 
cents. 

Group XIV. ^;^il 

No. 140— Wrestling. 

Catch as catch can 
style. By E. H. Hitch- 
cock. M.D., of Cornell, 
and R. F. Nelligan, of 
Amherst College. The 
Ijook contains n earl y 
seventy illustrations of 
the different holds, plm 
tographed especially and 
so described that an.v- 
body who desires to hecomo exijcrt 
in wrestling can with little effort 
learn every one. Price 10 cents. 



No. 18— Pencingr. 

By Dr. Edward Breck. 
of Boston, editor of the 
Swdidsnian, and a promi- 
nent amateur fencer. A 
book that has stood the 
test of time, and is uni- 
versally acknowledged to 
be a standard work, II- 
Price 10 cents. 








lustrated. 



No. 162— Boxing Guide. 

For many years books 
have been issued on the 
art of boxing, but it 
has remained for us to 
arrange a book that we 
think is sure to fill all 
demands. It contains 
over 70 pages of illus- 
trations showing all the 
latest blows, posed es- 
pecially for this book under the 
supervision of a well-known instruc- 
tor of boxing, who makes a specialty 
of teaching and knows how to im- 
part his knowledge. Price 10 cents. 

No. 165— The Art of Fencing. 

This is a new book by 
Regis and Louis Senac, 
of New York, famous 
instructors and leading 
authorities on the sub- 
ject. Messrs. Senac give 
in detail how every 
move should be made, 
and tell it so clearly 
that an.vone can follow 
the iustructions. Price 10 cents. 

No. 236— How to Wrestle. 

Without question the 
most complete and up- 
to-date book on wrest- 
ling that has ever been 
printed. Edited by F. 
R. Toombs, and devoted 
lu-incipally to special 
poses and illustrations 
liy George H a c k e n- 
schmidt, the "Russian 
Lion." Price 10 cents. 

No. 102— Ground Tumbling. 

By Prof. Henry Walter 
Worth, who was for 
years physical director 
of the Armour Institute 
of Technology. A n y 
boy, by reading this 
liiHik and following the 
i I isl ructions, can becouio 
liroficient. Price 10 cents. 
IV<K 28J»— Tumbling for Ama- 
teurs. rj,j,j^ ^,^^1^ ^^.jjg spp(^^i.il. 

ly compiled for the use 
of amateurs by Dr. 
James T. Gwathmey, 
director of the Vander- 
bilt University Gymnas- 
ium. Nashville, Tenn. 
Every variety of the pas- 
time is explained by 
text and pictures, the 
latter forming a veiy important fea- 
ture of the book, over 100 different 
positions being shown. Price 10 cts. 






g=\^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/^ 






full page 



No. 191— How to Puncli tlie 

^^^' By W. 11. Rothwell 

(•'Young Corbott"). This 
book is undoubtedly the 
best treatise on bag 
liunching that has ever 
been printed. Every va- 
riety of blow used in 
training is shown and 
explained. The pictures 
c o m p rise thirty-three 
reproductions of Young 
Corbett as he appears while at work 
in his training quarters. The photo- 
graphsi were taken by our special ar- 
tist and cannot be seen in any other 
publication. Fancy bag punching is 
treated by a well-known theatrical 
bag puncher, who shows the latest 
tricks. Price 10 cents. 

No. 143— Indian Clnbs and 
Dnmb-Bells. 

Two of the most pop- 
ular forms of home or 
gymnasium exe r c i s e. 
This book is written by 
A m e r i ca's amateur 
champion club swinger, 
J. H. Dougherty. It is 
clearly illustrated, by 
which any novice can 
become an expert. Price 




10 cents. 




No. 166— How to Swing 
dian Clnbs. 



By Prof. E. B. War- 
man, the well-known ex- 
ponent of physical cul- 
ture. By following the 
directions carefully any- 
one can become an ex- 
pert. Price 10 cents. 



No. 200— Dumb-BeHs. 

This is undoubtedly 
the best work on dumb- 
bells that has ever been 
offered. The author, 
Mr. <;. Bfijus. was for- 
merly superintendent of 
phvsical culture in the 
Elizat)eth (N. J.) public 
schools, instructor at 
Columbia University (New 
York), instructor for four years at 
the Columbia summer school and Is 
now proprietor of the Park Place 
Gymnasium, at 14 Park Place, New 
York City. The Iwok contains 20(i 
photographs of all the various exer- 
cises with the instructions in large, 
readable tyi)e. It sliould In- in the 
liands of every teacher and pupil of 
physical culture, and is in^valuable 
for home exercise. Price 10 cents. 






No. 262— Medicine BaU Ex- 
ercises. 

This book is not a 
technical treatise, but a 
series of plain and prac- 
tical exercises with the 
medicine ball, suitable 
for boys and girls, busi- 
ness and professional 
men, in and out of gym- 
nasium. Lengthy ex- 
planation and technical 
nomenclature have been avoided and 
illustrations used instead. The exer- 
cises are fascinating and attractive, 
and avoid any semblance of drud- 
gery. Edited by W. J. Cromie, 
physical director Germantown (Pa.) 
Y.M.C.A. Price 10 cents. 

No. 29— Pulley Weigrbt E]xer- 
cises. 

By Dr. Henry S. An- 
derson, instructor in 
heavy gymnastics Yale 
gymnasium, Ander son 
Normal School, Chautau- 
qua University. In con- 
junction with a chest 
machine anyone with 
this book can become 
perfectly developed Price 10 cents. 

No. 233— Jin Jitsn. 

A complete description 
of this famous Japanese 
system of self-defence. 
Each move thoroughly 
explained and illustrat- 
ed with numerous full- 
page pictures of Messrs. 
A. Minami and K. Ko- 
yama, two of the most 
famous exponents of the 
art of Jiu .Jitsu, who posed esipe- 
ciallv for this book. Be sure and 
ask for the Spalding Athletic Library 
book on Jiu Jitsu. Price 10 cents. 



Group XV. 

Gymnastics 

No. 104— The Grading: of 
Gymnastic Exercises. 

By G. M. Martin, 
Physical Director of the 
Y. M. C. A. of Youngs- 
town. Ohio. It is a 
liook that should be in 
the hands of every phy- 
sical director of the 
Y. M. C. A., school, 
club\, college.;, Gtc, Price 10 cents 





'^SPALDING ATHLETIC LmRARY/^ 





No. 214— Graded Calisthen- 
ics and Dumb-Bell Drills. 

By Albert B. Weg- 
I'lier, Physical Director 
Y. M. C. A., Rochester, 
N. Y. Ever since graded 
Mpparatus work has 
■en used in gymnas- 
tics, the necessity of 
iving a mass drill that 
would harmonize with it 
has been felt. For years 
it has been the established custom in 
most gymnasiums of memorizing a 
set drill, never varied from one 
year's end to the other. Conse- 
quently the beginner was given the 
same kind and amount as the older 
member. With a view to giving uni- 
formity the present treatise is at- 
tempted. Price 10 cents. 



No. 2."»4 — Barnjnni 
Bar Bell Drill. 

Edited by Dr. R. Tait 
McKenzie, Director Phy- 
sical Training, Univer- 
sity of Pennsylvania. 
Profusely illustr a t e d. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 158— Indoor and Ontdoor 
Gymnastic Games. 

Without question one 
of the best books of its 
kind ever published. 
Compiled by Prof. A. M. 
Chesley, the well-known 
Y. M. C. A. physical di- 
rector. It is a book 
that will prove valuable 
to indoor and outdoor 
g y m nasiums. schools, 
oirtings and gatherings where there 
are a number to be amused. The 
games described comprise a list of 
120, divided into several groups. 
Price 10 cents.. 

No. 1S4 — How to Become a 
Gymnast. 

By Robert Stoll, of 
the New York A. C, the 
American champion on 
the flying rings from 
1885 to 1892. Any boy 
who frequents a gym- 
nasium can easily fol- 
low the illustrations and 
instructions in this book 
and with a little prac- 
tice become proficient on the hori- 
zontal and parallel bars, the trapeze 
or the "horse." Price 10 cents. 



]\o. 287— Fancy Dnmb Bell 
and Marchings Drills. 

By W. J. Cromie, 
Physical Director Ger- 
mantown (Pa.) WM. 
C.A. The author says: 
All concede that games 
and recreative exercise 
during the adolescent 
period are preferable to 
set drills and monoton- 
ous movements. If we 
can introduce this game-and-play 
element in our gymnastic exercises, 
then dumb bells will cease to l>e the 
boy's nightmare, and he will look 
forward with expectancy to mass 
work as much as he formerly did to 
"shooting a goal." These drills, 
while designed primarily for boys, 
can be used successfully with girls 
and men and women. Profusely il- 
lustrated. Price 10 cents. 



)rills. 

B 



Group XVL 



Physical 
Culture 




H 




No. IGl— Ten Minntes' Exer- 
cise for Bnsy Men. 

By Dr. Luther Halsey 
^ Oulick, Director of Phy- 
sical Training in the 
New York public schools. 
Anyone who is looking 
for a concise and com- 
plete course of physical 
education at home would 
do well to i)rocure a 
copy of this book. Ten 
minutes' work as directed in exercise 
anyone can follow. It already has 
had a large sale and has been highly 
recommended by all who have fol- 
lowed its instructions. Price 10 cts. 

No. 208- Physical Education 
and Hygiene. 

This is the fifth of 
the Physical Training 
series, by Prof. E. B. 
Warman (see Nos. 142, 
149, 166, 185, 213, 261, 
'290). A glance at the 
contents will show the 
variety of subjects: Chap- 
ter I — Basic principles; 
longevity. Chapter II — 
Hints on eating; food values; the 
uses of salt. Chapter III — Medicinal 
value of certain foods. Chapter IV — 
The efficacy of sugar; sugar, food 
for muscular work; eating for 
strength and endurance; fish as 
brain food; food for the children. 
Chapter V — Digesitibility; bread; ap- 
pendicitis due to flour, etc., etc. 
I'rice 10 centa. 




g ^ SPALDING ATHLETIC LffiRARY/^ 






No. 149— The Care; of the Body. 

value health should read 
and follow its instruc- 
tions. By Prof. E. B. 
Warm a n, the well- 
known lecturer and au- 
tliority on physical cul- 
ture. Price 10 cents. 

IVo. 142— Physical Training 
Simplified,. 

By Prof. E. B. War- 
man, the well-known 
physical culture expert. 
Is a complete, thorough 
and practical book where 
the whole man is con- 
sidered — brain and body. 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 1S5— Health Hints. 

By Prof. E.|B. Warman, 
the well-known lecturer 
and authority on physi- 
cal culture. Prof. War- 
man treats very inter- 
estingly of health in- 
Huenced by insulation; 
health influenced by un- 
derwear; health influenced 
by color; exercise. Price 10 cents. 

No. 213— 285 Health Answers. 

By Prof. B. B. Warman. 
Contents: Necess i t y 
for exeitise in the sum- 
mer; three rules for bi- 
cycling; when going up- 
hill; sitting out on sum- 
mer nights; ventilating 
a bedroom; ventilating a 
house; how to obtain 
1 ure air; bathing; salt 
water baths at home; a 
subsititute for ice water; to cure in 
somnia; etc., etc, Price lo cents. 

No. 238— Muscle Bnilding. 

By Dr. L. H. GulJck, 
Director of Physi c a 1 
Tri.ining In the New 
York public schools. A 
cimiplete treatise on the 
correct method of ac- 
quiring strength. Illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 234— School Tactics and 
3Iaze Runnin;;-. 

A series of drills fur 
the use of sehonls. 
K<lited by Dr. Lutlicr 
Halsey Gulick. Director 
of Physical Training in 
the New York public 
scbooii. Price 10 cents. 






B 






No. 261— Tensing Exercises. 

By Prof. E. B. War- 
man, and uniform with 
his other publications on 
Scientitic Physical Train- 
ing (see Spalding's Ath- 
hlic Library Nos. 142, 
14!>. 166, 185, 208, 213, 
2!M)). The "Tensing" or 
"Resisting" system of 
muscular exercises is the 
most thorough, the most complete, 
the most satisfactory, and the most 
fascinating of systems. Price 10 cts. 

No. 28.1— Health; hy Muscu- 
lar Gyuiuastics. 

With hints on Right 
Living. By W. J. 
Cromie, Physical Direc- 
tor Germantowu (Pa.) 
Y.M.C.A. The author 
says: "Seeing the great 
need, for exercise among 
the masses and knowing 
that most books on the 
subject are too expen- 
sive or too difficult to comprehend, 
the author felt it his privilege to 
write one which is simple and the 
price of which is within the reach 
of all. If one will practise the 
exercises and observe the hints there- 
in contained, he will be amply re- 
paid for so doing." Price 10 cents. 

No. 288— Indigestion Treated 
by Gymnastics 

By W. J. Cromie, 
Physical Director Ger- 
mantowu (Pa.) Y.M. 
C.A. This book deals 
with the causes, symp- 
toms and treatment of 
constipation and indi- 
gestion. It embraces 
diet, water cure, mental 
culture, massage and 
photographic illustrations of exer- 
cises which tend to cure the above 
diseases. If the hints therein con- 
tained are observed and the exercises 
faithfully performed, most forms of 
the above diseases will be helped, 
Price 10 cents. 

No. 290— Get Well; Keep 
Well. 

This is a series of 
chapters by Prof. E. B, 
Warman, the author of 
a number of books in 
the Spalding Athletic 
Library on physical train- 
ing. The subjects are all 
written in a clear and 
convincing style. Price 
10 cents. 





CHARLES JACOBUS. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 
GROUP XL, No. 138 



CROQUET 

AND ITS RULES 



THOROUGHLY REVISED. WITH 

ILLUSTRATIONS AND 

EXPLANATIONS 



CHARLES JACOBUS 
EDITOR 



PUBLISHED BY THE 

AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING COMPANY 
21 WARREN STREET. NEW YORK 



■^ 



(\.'- 



(wo OoDlftS rteceivtx' j 

JUN 4 iyOB 



COPY i. 






Copyright, 1907 

BY 

American Sports Publishing Company 
New York 



(x 



N 



ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PUBLISHERS 



?^-The rules published and circulated hitherto by the American 
Sports Publishing Company in the interests of Croquet have 
never had any particular attention since the game of Roque has 
come into such prominence and made such rapid strides for a 
distinct place in the catalogue of outdoor pastimes. The "Na- 
tional Croquet Association,' with its membership of clubs, place 
of annual meeting, rules, etc., etc. — all without modification — 
merged into the National Roque Association, and has since been 
known as such. Croquet was thus left in the lurch. There was 
no one authorized to look after it and while in various places 
there were distinct sets of rules, there was really lack of uni- 
formity and no tendency to concentrate forces for securing it. 
It will be the object of this brochure to place the game of 
Croquet where it belongs, with clearer rulings and more dis- 
tinctive treatment. It is, emphatically, a lawn game and the 
parent game of Roque, which is an evolution therefrom. The 
equipment and the phraseology of the rules are therefore closely 
related and some rules in each may have precisely the same 
language. Still there are marked distinctions between the two 
games, so that each has a field of its own. 



PLAN OF CROQUET COURT. 

For dimensions see "The Court." Page 14. See also Rule 40. 




'SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



CROQUET AND ITS RULES 



Croquet is a comparatively modern game. It has not the 
weight of years on its side to increase love and regard for it. 

The name seems to indicate France as its origin, and it is said 
to have been brought from there to Ireland, thence to England. 

Public match games were played in England as long ago as 
1867. As a lawn game it became exceedingly popular, and the 
formation of the "All England Croquet Club" was succeeded by 
several annual contests for championship at Wimbledon. 

It has been even growing in favor of late years in England, 
judging from the formation of clubs and the public contests in 
different parts of the country, schedules of which are carefully 
published at the beginning of each season, thus eliciting a wide- 
spread and increasing interest in the game. 

LEADING FEATURES OF CROQUET. 

One of the strong points about Croquet is the ease with which 
the game can be established. Almost every home in village or 
country has some grass plot large enough and level enough for 
a goodly place to set out the game. One can readily see that 
no elaboration is needed. Mark the boundaries by a strong 
white cotton cord, drive the stakes and set the arches v/ith some 
little regard for precision (See cut in front) and the ground is 
ready. The lawn should, of course, be closely shaven and rolled, 
and to prevent the grass from disappearing utterly in certain 
places where progress is most difficult and the wear consequently 
the greater, each setting out of the game may be in a different 
place. 

As a test for good temper, forbearance and fairness no other 
game, we believe, to be superior to Croquet. It is the little 
amenities of life that count largely in any system of play or 
business. These add a flavor and produce results along char- 



6 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

acter lines. To win is sometimes the crowning ambition. But 
with it frequently goes a lack of modesty and an increasing 
regard for self that destroys the possibilities of development 
of finer things. It does not require the handling of immense 
sums of money or the entrance upon large business enterprises 
to find out the good qualities or the opposite of your associates. 
And we may be pardoned from our long experience in connec- 
tion with Croquet (sometimes in closest competition for na- 
tional honors, more frequently, however, with the friendly tilt, 
keen and close, between rival experts) if we drop this word of 
caution to beginners. Let every movement be one of fairness 
and honor. Let your adherence to the rules be observed in all 
cases of even the greatest interest. Let not self-interest mount 
so high as to warp your judgment and let the little acts of 
comity and courtesy be sprinkled in between even the most 
difficult plays, so as to realize outside of and away from what 
any expertness may bring, the richer fruits of pleasant, though 
rivaling, companionship. 

We have known characters vastly improve by courteous com- 
panionship and prevailing geniality on the Croquet ground. The 
old-fashioned wordy strifes and contentions, cherishing and con- 
tinuing ill feeling, are now unknown and aside from any bene- 
ficial physical advantages these features must also be regarded in 
taking stock of the benefits of Croquet. 

There is in the game of Croquet a great opportunity for dis- 
playing one's ability, judgment, nerve, coolness and boldness of 
play, A valuable discipline comes to the eye in connection with 
the movements of the hand. But the game of Croquet is peculiar. 

In a game like base ball, or lawn tennis, mere quickness is 
sometimes the great desideratum. But the deliberation that can 
be manifested in Croquet has hardly a parallel in the entire 
round of athletic sports. 

GOOD INSTRUCTION NEEDED. 
At the very beginning there should be selected and secured, if 
possible, some good instructor and player combined (not every 



'SPLIT" SHOT ILLUSTRATED 




THIN "SLICE" SHOT-B BEING ONLY SLIGHTLY DISPLACED 



f 



■n 





/ 



"WIRING" B BY "SPLIT" OR THIN "SLICE," AT SAME TIME 
SENDING A TO SOME DESIRED POSITION 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 9 

good player is a good instructor) so that the tyro may start 
right. "IV ell begun is half done." The correct position, the 
proper methods or lines of play, the niv-e points of the rules ; 
all these should, if possible, he taught by some suitable person 
so that progress may be more rapid and results all along the 
line be more satisfactory. We would like to re-emphasize this 
point in the matter of instruction. It is absolutely essential. 
Every kindred game and every study in any branch of learning 
and science point to the necessity of excellent instruction at the 
very outset. 

POSITION IN STRIKING. 
Many different positions are assumed by wielders oi the mallet. 
The so-called "pendulum stroke," made with two hands — the 
mallet swinging vertically between the legs well outstretched — 
has grown in favor much the last few years. As one com- 
mences so he is apt to continue. There is much reason in 
using the pendulum stroke. It is philosophical and as near be- 
ing mathematically correct as possible. But its gracefulness is 
questioned, and ladies are practically debarred from its use. 
There is also a one-handed stroke — made vertically — sometimes 
between the legs and sometimes outside of both. But the stroke 
is made in each position with the eye of the player directly over 
and m line with the desired movement of the mallet. 

PRINCIPAL POINTS IN PLAYING. 

The common experience of our most expert players points to 
the following as the chief points of excellence in play that 
should be aimed at even in the beginning of one's participation 
in this pleasant mode of physical exercise : 

First. — Striking a ball so as to make it hit another, be the dis- 
tance great or small. This will be a matter of acquisition on the 
part of most people. We have known the poorest hitters to 
develop by patient practice and perseverance into great ones.' 
No progress can be made in the game unless one can make one 
ball hit another. The eye must be accurate, but both the eye 



10 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

and the hand need to be trained. The same accuracy is needed 
in the making of arches from any distance. 

Second. — Ability to cause a ball to go a certain distance, just 
so far and no further, e. g. : 

(a) To make it take position near to another ball. 

(&) To give it a position in front of its arch. 

{c) To wire it (if the danger ball) so that it can have no 
direct shot on a ball. 

{d) To put a ball beyond the open shot of a ball already wired. 

Third. — Ability to drive the object ball to any desired position 
To do this successfully requires the manifestation of the greatest 
skill. It wins games. To hit a ball full means driving it 
straight ahead, when force and fullness of stroke are desired, 
the former depending upon distance desired. Then, to make a 
ball pass to the right or to the left requires it to be struck in a 
certain way on account of angle or direction desired. 

Fourth. — Closely allied is the so-called "Jump shot" (see last 
cut), i. e., making your own ball pass over another ball or 
over one or more arches, causing it to hit another, otherwise im- 
possible to be ''captured." 

THE WICKETS, OR ARCHES. 

For beginners narrow arches would destroy interest and dis- 
courage effort. At the start the arches should be at least 4 
inches, and these can be replaced by more difficult ones as expert- 
ness in play increases. The wire should be at least one half 
inch in thickness, and to secure firmness should be driven into 
the ground at least ten inches, leaving tops about ten inches 
high. If blocks should be used it would mean, of course, greater 
fixedness. If tops are square they can be driven more readily 
into the earth. If no blocks are used changes in setting out the 
game are easily made, as the lawn becomes worn in some places 
by excessive use. 

THE BALLS. 

The balls may be of wood, but those of hard rubber are the 
most satisfactory. Though costing much more at the outset. 




"WIRING." OR HIDING, NEXT BALL, "B" BEHIND ARCH 
(Done by usual stroke of mallet). 





D 




A" GETTING "POSITION" IN THE "CAGE" BY "SPLIT" SHOT 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 13 

they are cheapest in the end. The ordinary game for Tom, Dick 
and Harry will find a well-made wooden ball to be in keeping 
with their expertness, and later on, as general play increases in 
excellence, a better ball can be secured. 



THE STAKES. 
The stakes may be of any hard wood, about one and one- 
quarter inches in diameter set at the middle of the court just 
outside of the playing line and projecting above the court only 
an inch and a half, so as to allow a ball to be shot from in front 
of it in any direction. 

THE MALLETS. 

Here is opportunity for the display of taste and expenditure* 
as well. At the beginning the mallets found in our ordinary 
equipment will be found to answer all purposes. The price list, 
however, shows varying qualities of excellence, and the expert 
player will always have his own mallet, his favorite, as a billiard- 
ist has his own cue, and so he takes it with him and deems it a 
decidedly individual asset, very rarely lending his own, and as 
rarely using the mallet of another player. These mallets are 
of great variety as to length of handle, length of head, diameter, 
weight, kind of wood, metal bands for protection, etc, etc. 

One end should be equipped with soft rubber, as this feature 
allows certain well-known shots or strokes to be performed with 
ease, which otherwise would be quite impossible. 

COLORS. 

The rules are made with reference to the four colors, red, 
white, blue and black. The first three are easily kept in mind 
as to their order, as they are the order as used in speaking of 
our national colors — the "Red, White and Blue." H the balls 
have not at time of purchase these colors they can easily be kept 
in fine coloring with little labor and expense. This is so de- 
sirable that we give here minute directions for painting balls. 
First, drive three 2-inch nails into each of four pieces of inch 



14 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

board, about four inches square, so that the projecting points 
will afford, when the blocks are upturned, a place to put the 
balls while being painted. Buy an ounce of Chinese vermillion, 
one ounce of ultramarine or Prussian blue, one ounce of lamp- 
black and four ounces of flake white, and one-half pint of .ordi- 
nary shellac dissolved in alcohol. Take four old saucers, one for 
each color, and get four small varnish brushes. For white, red 
and black place a little of each color singly in a saucer and pour 
on it some of the shellac, mixing it with brush till it is thin 
and uniform ; then paint the balls on their supports and they will 
dry very quickly. For a fine blue color place in a saucer some 
blue powder and with it some of the flake white, as the blue 
itself would be far too dark if not tempered with white. A 
little experience will give one fine colorings. Only a little 
powder is needed each time. The brushes must be kept in 
alcohol or water when not in use. If rubber balls are used no 
black color need be obtained, as the ball is black already. 

THE CLIPS, OR MARKERS. 
These will come with the equipment but will need painting 
occasionally in accordance with Rule 5, i. e., painted on one side 
m full and on the other in half. The manner and rules for 
affixing are also given in Rule 5. 

THE COURT. 

Any level lawn with grass closely cropped, which has a length 
of sixty feet and a breadth of thirty, will answer for a Croquet 
court. A court even twenty-five feet by fifty has been known 
to furnish great chance for pleasure and exercise. The court 
may be large or small, according to desire or amount of space 
to be had, but a court with larger dimensions than these first 
mentioned is not advisable. 

The simplest form is the rectangular with a good strong cot- 
ton twine for boundary limitations fastened by four substantial 
corner staples (see Rule 40). With the rectangular form, on a 
court 30 X 60 feet, the arrangement of the arches or wickets and 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 15 

Stakes ma}- be as in the diagram opposite page 5. The size of 
court is optional. Each stake is set just outside the playing line 
half way between the end corners, the first arch eight feet from 
the boundary line and the second seven feet from the first — the 
side arches in line across the field with the second arch, and five 
feet nine inches from the boundary line. 

THE CENTER. 

The center arch may be single or double, and may be called 
also the cage or the basket. If double, the arches should be 
placed at right angles to all other arches and 18 inches apart, so 
that the ball in making the center arch will move in a direction 
across the field, instead of in the direction of its length, as with 
the others. 

The grounds, however, may be laid out in various ways. The 
Prospect Park (Brooklyn) Croquet Club, has a very peculiar 
form of court which any club, of course, is free to adopt. 

We have known grounds also to be elliptical in form. But 
while each club in many respects may be a law to itself, there 
is, nevertheless, much benefit to be derived from a uniform plan 
of doing things. 

In the placing of the arches there is also an opportunity for 
considerable variation. Our English cousins, who of late have 
given a great deal of attention to Croquet, place their arches 
widely different from the method employed in the United States, 
where uniformity generally prevails. This game is one in which 
we should much like to see an international uniformity, if pos- 
sible, as a basis for possible international competition for honors 
in this attractive outdoor pastime. 

[Note. The publishers are pleased to state that the English Rules 
have been constantly before our Supervising Editor, and wherever 
advantage could be gained in points or phraseology, he has felt free 
to make use of the same.] 



16 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



TERMS USED IN CROQUET, WITH THEIR 
DEFINITIONS 



Ball in hand.— A ball that has roqueted another ball. 

Ball in play. — ^After a ball in hand has taken Croquet it is a ball 
in play. 

Bisque. — An extra stroke allowed at any time during a game. 

Bombard. — To drive one ball by Croquet so as to displace an- 
other. 

Boundary line. — The outside limits of the court. 

Carom. — A rebounding of a ball from stake, arch, or another ball 

Combination. — The using of two or more balls to eflfect some 
particular play. 

Croquet. — To place one ball against another and play fr«m it 
or with it any way. This is imperative after a roquet. 

Danger ball. — ^That ball of the adversary which is to be played 
next— "the guilty ball." 

Dead ball. — A ball from which or upon which the player has 
taken his turn since making a point It is then dead to all 
direct shots till he makes another point, or has another turn 
or play. 

Direct shot.— When the ball struck with the mallet passes direct- 
ly to another ball, or makes carom thereon from a stake or 
an arch. 

Drive shot. — A shot made so as to send the object ball to some 
desired position. 

Finesse. — To play a ball where it will be of least use to adver- 
sary. 

Follow shot.— When the playing ball in taking Croquet is made 
to follow the object ball in nearly or quite the same direction. 

Foul strike. — A false one — one at variance with the rules. See 
Rules 7, II, i6, 20, 31, 33, 44. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 17 

Innocent ball. — The last played ball of adversary. 

Jump shot. — Striking a ball so as to make it jump over any ob- 
stacle between it and the object aimed at. See illustration. 

Limits of the cage.— See Rule 53, and illustration opposite p. 30. 

Live ball. — A ball upon which the playing ball has a right to 
play. 

Object ball. — The ball at which the player aims. 

Odch. — Extra stroke or strokes allowed by superior players to 
equalize playing. (See Bisque.) 

Playing line. — Line real or imaginary 30 inches inside of boundary 
line on which balls are placed for playing when they have 
passed beyond it or outside the boundary line. 

Run. — The making of a number of points in one turn of play. 

Scoring. — See Rule 6. 

Shot, or Stroke. — These have the same meaning. 

Split shot. — Any Croquet from a ball upon which a ball has 
counted. (See illustrations.) 

Set up. — A position of advantage secured by a player in the in- 
terests of his partner ball. 

Wiring. — To wire a ball is to place it so that it will be behind a 
wire (or arch), thus preventing an open or direct shot. (See 
illustration facing p. 10. 1 



18 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



CROQUET RULES 



[Note. — The following rules are adapted to the playing of 
Loose Croquet. — A few notes will be found at the end after the 
rules.] 

INTERFERING WITH PLAYERS. 
RULE I. 
No player, or other person, shall be permitted to interfere 
with the result of a game by any word or act calculated to em- 
barrass the player, nor shall any one, except a partner, speak to 
a player while in the act of making a stroke. (See note to 
Rule I, p. 33) 

ORDER OF COLORS. 
RULE 2. 
The order of colors shall be red, white, blue, black, but the 
game may be opened by playing any color. 

MALLETS. 
RULE 3. 
There shall be no restriction as to kind or size of mallet used. 
One or two hands may be used in striking. For different strokes 
mallets may be changed as often as desired. 

RULE 4. 
Should a ball, or mallet, or stake, or arch break in striking, 
the player may demand another stroke, 'with another ball or 
another mallet, and stake or arch properly placed, 

CLIPS OR MARKERS. 

RULE 5. 
Every player shall be provided with a clip or marker of the 
same color as his ball, painted in full on one side and on the 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 19 

Other side only the upper half, which he must affix to his arch 
next in order in course of play, before the partner ball is played, 
with the full painted side- toward the front of the arch. Should he 
fail to do so his clip must be placed upon the arch upon which it 
was last placed and he must make the points again. Should he 
move his marker back of the point he is for, attention must be 
called to such error before the partner ball is played, otherwise 
it shall stand. Should a marker be moved beyond the proper 
point, it shall be replaced, provided attention is called to the 
error before the point upon which it rests is made. Should a 
player put a ball through its arch, he must move the correspond- 
ing clip to its proper arch before the next ball in order is played, 
otherwise the clip remains as before. No player shall lose any 
point or points by the misplacing of his clip by his adversary. 



OPENING OF GAME-SCORING. 

RULE 6. 
All games shall be opened by scoring from an imaginary line 
running through the middle wicket across the field, each player 
playing two balls of any color toward the boundary line at the 
head of the court. The player, the center of whose ball rests 
nearest this border line, shall have choice of first play and of 
balls, provided that, in scoring, the ball did not strike the 
boundary line, any other ball, or the stake. The balls shall 
then be placed on the four corners of the playing court; partner 
balls diagonally opposite to each other, the playing ball and next 
in sequence to be placed on the upper corners, the choice of 
corners resting with the playing ball and all balls being in play. 

BALLS-HOW STRUCK. 

RULE 7. 
The ball must be struck with the face of the mallet, the stroke 
being delivered whenever touching the ball it moves it. Should 
a stake or wire intervene the stroke is not allowed unless the 



20 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBBARY. 

ball is struck at the same time, and if the ball is moved, without 
being struck by the face of the mallet, it shall remain where it 
rests, and should a point or roquet be made, it shall not be al- 
lowed, except by the decision of the umpire as to the fairness of 
the shot. All balls thus moved by a false shot may be replaced 
or not at the option of the opponent, but no point or part of a 
point made shall be allowed. 

RULE 8. 
A; ball roquets, or counts upon, another upon which it has a 
right to play when it comes in contact with it by a blow from 
the player's mallet, or rebounds from a wicket or a stake, also 
when it comes in contact with it when play is taken from another 
ball. 

RULE 9. 

When one ball thus roquets, or counts upon, another play 
must be taken from it. That ball is now dead. (See Rule 31.) 
After taking play from a ball and moving it, the player is en- 
titled to one more stroke. 

RULE 10. 
If a player in taking a Croquet from a ball, fails to move or 
shake it perceptibly such stroke ends his play, and his ball must 
be returned, or left where it stops, at the option of the opponent. 
He is not allowed to put his foot on playing ball. 

RULE II. 
When making a direct shot (i. e., roquet), the player must 
not push or follow the ball with his mallet; but when taking 
Croquet from a ball (two balls being in contact), he may follow 
his ball with the mallet ; "but must not strike it twice, give it a 
second impetus, or change the direction of the stroke. 

RULE 12. 
If a player strikes his ball before his opponent has finished 
his play, the stroke shall stand, or be made over, at the option 
of the opponent. (See also Rule 58.) 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 21 

RULE 13. 
A player may lightly tap any ball on the top to jar the sand 
off, or to make it stay where it belongs, or may have any ad- 
hering substance removed before making his stroke. 

DIRECTION THROUGH WICKETS. 

RULE 14. 
In making all side or corner wickets the playing ball shall 
pass through them towards the center, not away from it. 

RULE 15. 

Should a ball rest against or near a wire, and the umpire, or 
other person agreed on, should decide that in order to pass 
through the arch, an unfair or push shot would have to be 
made, it shall not be allowed if made. 

(a) If a ball is in position or near any arch and the arch is 
hit by any ball in proper movements of play, and the ball is dis- 
placed the displacing of such ball and of any other balls must 
be accepted and any point or points made must stand. 

FOUL STROKE. 
RULE 16. 

Should a player in making a stroke move with his mallet or 
mallet hand any other than his object ball, it shall be a foul and 
his play ceases, and all balls moved shall be replaced as before 
the stroke, or remain where they rest, at the option of the op- 
ponent. 

RULE 17. 

If a dead ball (see Rule 31) in contact with another ball, 
moves on account of the inequality of the ground while playing 
the other ball azuay from it, the player does not lose his shot. 

(a) If a live ball is similarly situated and moves on account of 
the inequality of the ground when the ball in contact is played 
away from it, the playing ball shall not be regarded as having 
counted upon it. 



22 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

(b) If a ball, in proper course of play, rest against another 
ball, and in picking up the playing ball for the purpose of con- 
tinuing the play, the other ball moves on account of the inequal- 
ity of the ground, no attempt shall be made to replace it. [Note 

RULE i8. 
A ball must not be touched while on the field, except when it 
is necessary to place it beside the ball that has been hit for the 
purpose of playing from it, or to replace it when it has been 
moved by accident — except by permission of the opponent. [Pick- 
ing up wrong ball, therefore (Rule 62), ends play.] (See also 
Rule 13.) 

RULE 19. 
A player after making roquet shall not stop his ball for the 
purpose of preventing its hitting another. Should he do so his 
play ceases and all balls shall be replaced as before the stroke, 
or remain, at the option of the opponent. 

RULE 19. 
A player, in each turn of play, is at liberty to roquet any ball 
on the ground once only before making a point. 

RULE 20. 
Should a player Croquet a ball he has not roqueted, he loses 
his turn, and all balls moved by such plav must be replaced to 
the satisfaction of the umpire, or adversary. Should the mis- 
take not be discovered before the player has made another stroke, 
the play shall be valid, and the player continue his play. , 

RULE 21. 
In taking Croquet from a ball, if player's ball strikes another, 
to which he is dead (see Rule 31). such stroke does not end his 
play, because it is not a direct shot. He is allowed to continue 
playing from the place where it stops. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 23 

RULE 22. 

If a player roquets two or more balls at the same stroke, only 
the first can be Croqueted, or used. 

MARKING OF POINTS. 

RULE 23. 
A point is an arch or a stake. Therefore a player makes a 
point in the game when his ball makes an arch or hits a stake 
ni proper play. (For Rovers, see Rule 57.) 

RULE 24. 
If a player makes a point, and afterwards at the same stroke 
roquets a ball, he must take the point and use the ball, unless 
he is dead to such ball (see Rule 45), and such ball is beyond 
the playing line. In that case his play ceases. (See note to 
Rule 24, p. 33) 

RULE 25. 

Should the playing ball in making an arch roquet another that 
lies just through the arch, even if a dead ball, and then pass 
through it, the arch counts as well as the roquet. (See note to 
Rule 25; see also Rule 33.) 

(a) If any ball not dead be resting under an arch and not 
through it, and the playing ball being for that arch strike it and 
then pass through, the arch is not allowed but the roquet counts. 

RULE 26. 

If a ball roquets or counts upon another, and afterwards at 

the same stroke makes a point, it must take the ball and reject 

the point. 

RULE 27. 

A player continues to play so long as he makes a point in the 
game, or roquets another ball to which he is in play. 

RULE 28. 
A ball making two or more points at the same stroke, has 
only the same privilege as if it made but one. 



24 SPAM)INrrS ATHLETIC LIBRART. 

RULE 29. 
Should a ball be driven through its arch, even by adversary 
or against the turning stake by any carom, combination, Croquet, 
or concussion by a stroke not foul, it is a point made by that 
ball, and clip should be changed. (See Rule 5; for Rovers see 
Rule 57-) 

JUMP SHOTS. 
RULE 30. 
Jump shots, on account of harm to the lawn, may be forbidden 
by local ground rules, or by mutual arrangement of players. 

PLAYING ON DEAD BALL. 

RULE 31 
A dead ball is one on which a player has no rights or one he 
has taken Croquet from in that turn of play. 

RULE Z2. 
If a player play by direct shot on a dead ball his play ceases 
and all balls displaced by such shot shall either be replaced in 
their former position, and the player's ball placed against the 
dead ball on the side from which it came, or, all balls shall rest 
where they lie, at the option of the opponent. If driven off the 
field they must be properly placed. (See Rule 25; also latter 
part of Rule 24.) 

RULE Z2>. 
Any point or part of a point or ball stuck, after striking a 
dead ball is not allowed. It is a foul stroke. (See latter part 
of Rule 24; also Rule 25.) 

RULE 34. 
A player may drive another ball by roquet or Croquet, or his 
own ball by Croquet, against a dead ball and give it a point or 
position, or displace it, and the dead ball shall not be replaced, 
nor shall any other ball moved by the stroke be replaced. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 25 

BALLS MOVED OR INTERFERED WITH BY ACCIDENT 
OR DESIGN. 

RULE 35. 
A ball accidentally displaced, otherwise than as provided for 
in Rule i6, must be returned to its position before play can 
proceed. 

RULE 36. 

If a ball is stopped or diverted from its course by an opponent, 
the player may repeat the shot or not as he chooses. Should 
he decline to repeat the shot, the ball must remain where it 
•tops, and, if playing ball, must play from there. 

RULE 37. 
If a ball is stopped or diverted from its course by a player or 
his partner, the opponent may demand a repetition of the shot if 
he chooses. Should he decline to do so, the ball must remain 
where it stops, and, if playing ball, must play from there. 

RULE 38. 
If a ball is stopped or diverted from its course by any object 
inside the ground, not pertaining to the game or ground, other 
than provided for in Rules 36 and 37, the shot may be repeated, 
or allowed to remain, at the option of the player. If not re- 
peated, the ball must remain where it stops, and, if playing ball, 
plav from there. 

BALLS IN CONTACT. 

RULE 39. 
Should a p.ayer, on commencing his play, find his ball in con- 
tact with another, he may hit his own as he likes, and then have 
subsequent privileges, the same as though the balls were separ- 
ated an inch or more. 

RULES CONCERNING BOUNDARY. 

RULE 40. 

The boundary line is a strong cotton or other line extending 
around the field. The playijig line is a line (imaginary or other- 



26 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

wise) two and one-half feet inside the boundary. This may be 
marked or not by chalk or by a smaller cord wired closely to 
the ground, to allow a free stroke with the mallet. 

BALLS OVER BOUNDARY LINE. 

RULE 41- 

A ball shot beyond the playing line, or the boundary line, 
must be returned inside the playing line and in a direction at 
right angles to the side or end of court. It follows that a ball 
off the field at any point not on a right angle to the side of 
court or the end is placed on the corner. (See Rules 46, 47, 48.) 

(For full illustration see cut opposite p. 33.) 

RULE 42. 
A ball is in the field and properly placed when the whole ball 
is within the playing line. 

RULE 43. 
No play is allowed from beyond the playing line, except when 
a ball is placed in contact with another for the purpose of 
Croquet. 

RULE 44- 
If a player strikes his ball when over the playing line, he shall 
lose his stroke, and all balls (displaced by shot) shall be re- 
placed or left where they stop at the option of the opponent. 

RULE 45- 
If a player hit a ball beyond the playing line by a direct shot, 
his play ceases, and the roqueted ball is placed on the playing 
line from the point where it lay before being thus hit. The 
playing ball is brought in from its resting place to its proper 
place on the playing line. But if a ball off the field is hit. from 
a Croquet, the hit shall not be allowed, the balls to be re- 
placed properly in the field from where they rest, and the play 
shall not cease. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 27 

RULE 46. 
The first ball driven over the playing line and returnable at 
the corner must be placed at or within the corner of playing 
lines. 

RULE 47. 
If a ball, having been struck over the playing line, is return- 
able at the corner, another ball being on, or first entitled to, the 
corner, it shall be placed on that side of the corner ball on 
which it went off. 

RULE 48. 
If two balls, having been shot over the playing line, should ap- 
parently require the same position, they shall be placed on the 
line alongside of each other in the same order in which they 
were played off. 

BALL- WHEN THROUGH AN ARCH. 
RULE 49. 
A ball is through an arch when a straight edge, laid across 
the two wires on the side from which the ball came, does not 
touch the ball. 

BALLS-WHEN IN POSITION. 
RULE 50. 
If a ball has been placed under an arch, for the purpose of 
Croquet, it is not in position to run that arch. (See note. Rule 
50, on p. 33-) 

RULE SI. 
If a ball be driven under its arch from the wrong direction, 
and rests there, so that a straight edge laid against the wires 
on the side of the arch from which it came, fails to touch it, it 
is in position to run that arch in the right direction. If the 
straight edge touch the ball it cannot make the arch at the 
next stroke. 

RULE 52. 

If a ball, shot through its arch in the right direction, not hav- 
ing come in contact withv another ball, rolls back through or 



28 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRART. 

under that arch, so that a straight edge applied as in Rule 49 
touches it, the point is not made, but the ball is in position if 
left there. 

HITTING BALL WHILE MAKING WICKET. 

RULE 53. 
The cage wicket may be made in one, two or many turns, pro- 
vided the ball stops within the limits of the cage. (See Ex- 
planation of Terms, and cut opposite p. 30.) 

RULE 54. 
Any playing ball within, or under a wicket, becomes dead to 
advancement through the wicket from that position, if it comes 
in contact with any other ball by a direct shot. (See Rule 25; 
also note to Rule 54 on p. 34.) 

ROVERS. 

RULE 55. 
A player becomes a rover when he has made all the points in 
regular order to the home stake. 

RULE 56. 
A rover has the right of roquet and consequent Croquet on 
every other ball once during each turn of play, and is subject to 
roquet and Croquet by any ball in play, but an opponent cannot 
put a rover out. 

RULE 57. 
Only a partner rover can put a rover out, and if one makes 
the other to hit the stake and then itself fails to hit, neither is 
out. A rover having been driven against the stake and over the 
boundary or playing line, must be properly placed to await the 
hitting of the stake by its partner. It cannot be moved from 
this proper placement to allow the partner ball to hit the stake. 
They must go out in successive strokes or both remain in play, 
(a) If a player become a rover by the stroke that causes a 
partner ball to become a rover, and possibly to hit the stake, the 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 29 

partner may be regarded as out, provided the player desires to 
try the stake on the next stroke. If not, he may make any 
proper plays necessary to finish the game, as he is now alive on 
all balls. 

PLAYING OUT OF TURN. OR WRONG BALL. 

RULE 58. 
If a player plays out of his proper turn, or in his proper turn 
plays the wrong ball, and the mistake is discovered before the 
next player has commenced his play, all benefit from any point 
or points made is lost, and his turn of play is forfeited. All 
balls moved by the misplay must be returned to their former 
position by the umpire or adversary. But if the mistake is not 
discovered until after the next player has made his first stroke, 
the error must stand. (See Rule 12.) 

POINTS RE-MADE. 
RULE 59. 
If a player makes a point he has already made in that turn 
and the mistake is discovered before the proper point is made, 
the play ceases, with the shot by which the point was re-made, 
and the marker is placed at its proper point. All balls sh^ll be 
left in the position they had at the time the point was re-made. 
If not discovered before the proper point is made, the points so 
made are good, and play proceeds the same as if no error had 
been made. (See also Rule 5.) 

ERROR IN ORDER OF PLAY. 

RULE 60. 
If an error in order is discovered after a player has struck his 
ball, he shall be allowed to finish his play, provided he is playing 
in the regular sequence of his partner's ball last played. In that 
case the error would belong to the previous player, but his play 
and any points made must stand. In case of dispute upon any 
point at any time, it shall be decided by the umpire; if there is 



30 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

no umpire, by lot. No recourse shall be had to Jot unless each 
party expresses the belief that the other is wrong. 

CHANGING SURFACE OF GROUND. 

RULE 6i. 
A player, before or during his play, may require either arches 
or grounds or anything pertaining thereto to be placed in proper 
condition. 

PENALTY-GENERAL RULE. 

RULE 62. 
If a rule is violated, a penalty for which has not been pro- 
vided, the player shall cease his play. 



CAGE LIMITS SHOWN. 




A — Straight-edge does not 
touch Ball. Ball is without 
the cage limits. 
B — Straight - edge touches 
Ball Ball is within the 
cage limits. 




JUMP SHOT 
SHOWN. 




•P 



A 












B 






9 i 






E 




1 ' 


F 










^ • • 


















o -- 


• 


A. B, C, D 

The Boundary 
Line. 


E, F, G, H 

The Playing 
Line. 












(1) A ball stopping at any 












point, as at 0, 0, , is placed 












as indicated just within the 












playing line^ 












(2) A ball driven beyond the 












boundary line, as at P. P*. P^ 












is placed as indicated. 












(3) A ball resting at X,X,X, 












X,X, X, is placed at the 












corner of playing lines, as in- 












dicated at XK 












(4) If two or three balls pass 












off. as indicated by X, Y, Z, 












they are placed as shown, but 












in the order in which they 












went off. The ball passing off 










• 


first is placed on comer. The 
others in order ; if at the right 


















of projected diagonal C S , on 












side line; if at left, on end 












line as shown. ^Z 1 




X 


«•"' 


i&l 






i 


H 


1 r 




X 


Ii 


2 ^ 


Ji i 



X 



z 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 33 



NOTES ON RULES 



The rules are clear as to their meaning, yet many write us 
without giving- any thought as to what they really mean and 
really say. A little study and careful reading will prevent much 
unnecessary correspondence. It is singular what silly questions 
are sometimes asked of us through the mail. Do not write unless 
necessary. — Publishers. 

Note to Rule i.— A notice conspicuously posted comprising the 
substance of Rule i will be of much service to spectators in 
keeping them in line with the strictest proprieties. The 
players should receive no benefit or harm from the conversa- 
tion of spectators, and no suggestion should ever be pre- 
sented by any spectator. 

Note to Rule 17. — It is evident that, if the court is perfect, 
playing azcay from another ball cannot possibly cause it to 
move. Hence the rule. 

Note to Rule 17b. — Suppose a (playing) ball to be in contact 
with a ball that is through its arch as a straightedge would 
show. If playing ball be removed for further use, and the 
other ball comes back to a position that allows it to be 
touched by the straightedge from its playing side, such ball 
is not through the arch. 

Note to Rule 24. — This latter part needs thought and attention. 
If a ball though it passes through its arch, hits a ball beyond 
the playing line play ceases because of Rule 45. 

Note to Rule 25. — While this is not mathematically correct, the 
rule is so made to avoid disputes and difificult measurements. 

Note to Rule 50. — To place a ball ''under an arch" (i.e., for 
the purpose of taking Croquet from another ball) means 
that if the arch should be pushed into the ground perfectly 



34 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

vertically the arch would touch a segment of the ball. If the 
ball could not be touched it would not be under the arch. 
Note to Rule 54. — This rule was made especially for balls at the 
center wicket, but is also applicable at single wickets. To 
illustrate : The playing ball, in passing into the double cen- 
ter wicket through the first part of it. hits by direct shot 
another ball. The player cannot place his ball against it and 
pass on through the wicket by a Croquet, but must re-enter 
the wicket. If, however, the playing ball enters the first 
arch from a Croquet, or split shot, and hits and remains in 
contact with a live ball, if no space is gained by placing it, 
it can by roquet both go through itself and also put this 
other ball through. 



36 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



WHAT TO USE FOR CROQUET 

The ordinary croquet player has gotten so accustomed to 
purchasing the cheap toy sets of croquet sold by most 
merchants that he fails to realize the true possibilities 
of the game. It is necessary to use a croquet set that is made 
scientifically correct in order to secure the enjoyment that comes 
to the player playing a well-contested croquet game, and the 
fact that the use of toy sets is so prevalent is one of the reasons 
why the majority of people look upon croquet as a game for 
children, and fail to realize the great possibilities that there are 
in the game for real scientific and interesting play. 




Spalding, owing to their uncqu .led facilities for turning out 
athletic equipment that is correct in every detail, are in a 
position to furnish croquet sets that lift the game above the 
ordinary and commonplace, and make it worthy of the attention 
of even the skilled athlete. The precision necessary to accurate 
play on the part of the billiard plaver is the same to a great 
extent also in croquet. If it is plave'd right and with a Spaldmg 
set, all the niceties and accuracv of plav required can be obtained 
by the player after a little practice; in short, play with a Spalding 
set makes the player a devotee of the game of croquet from 
the very first. 



SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



37 



Of 4-ball sets, Spalding furnishes a good quality set with 
balls, and mallets equipped with 8-inch maple head, nicely 
striped, and with ash handle. The set has fancy stakes and 
balls of selected rock maple, the whole being packed complete 
in a strong wooden box. This is the Spalding No. iiA set, 
price $3. The next grade is the Spalding No. 30, furnished 
with special mallets equipped with 8-inch hardwood heads, 




24-inch hickory handles, glued to head, nicely painted and 
varnished. The set has special rock-maple balls painted solid 
red, blue, white, and black, and varnished; stakes are painted 
to match balls; wickets are steel wire, japanned white, with 
sockets, the set is packed complete in a handsome box, with 
a book of rules. The price of this Spalding No. 30 set is $5. 



38 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 

The best grade of 4-ball sets made by Spalding is their No, 
19C, with special mallets equipped with 9-inch selected dog- 
wood heads, handsomely striped and polished, hand-turned 
professional handle. The set has dogwood balls, with solid 
colors stained in, not. painted, and the coloring is guaranteed 
not to flake or rub off. The balls are highly polished. Wickets 
are of heavy twisted wire, white enameled, and fitted with 
candlesticks, so that they can be used for play after dark. 
Wickets are furnished with wooden sockets; stakes fancy 
painted and polished, and the set is packed complete in hand- 
some hardwood stained and polished box. The price of the 
Spalding No. 19C set is $7.50. 

Of 8-ball sets Spalding furnishes a very good set at a cheap 
price; this is their No. 4. The balls are nicely polished and 
the mallets furnished with selected handles, the set being 
equipped with fancy stakes and galvanized wickets. The 
price of this No. 4 set is $2.50. The next grade is the Spalding 
No. loD 8-ball set, mallets with 8-inch maple heads, fancy 
striped, painted, and varnished and fancy turned handle. Maple 
balls are striped and varnished. Wickets are of heavy galva- 
nized. iron wire with socket, and all are packed complete in strong 
wooden box. The price of the No. loD set is $4. The Spal- 
ding No. i3Fset is furnished with fancy mallets, equipped with 
8-inch maple head, striped, painted and gilt, and handle fancy 
turned, polished maple balls, fancy painted and striped, and 
the set is equipped with fancy painted stakes and wickets with 
wooden sockets. The whole set is packed complete in wooden 
box with handles. The price of the No. 13 F set is $6. The 
best grade of 8-ball sets made by Spalding is the No. 14H, 
made with 7 -inch dogwood hard mallets, with fancy painted 
striping and polished maple handle, selected dogwood balls, 
striped, pamted, and polished; wickets of twisted wire, white 
enameled, and wooden sockets ; stakes fancy sti iped and polished ; 
all packed complete in handsome polished wooden box. The 
price of the No. 14H set is $8. 

Extra mallets are needed from time to time to replace broken 
ones, and of these Spalding furnishes three different styles, 
all made according to latest approved models and of best 
quahty throughout. These are: No. i, Brooklyn style, finely 
finished imitation boxwood head. 8 inches long, with fancy 
painted handle, price $1 each; No. 2, Philadelphia style, special 
selected dogwood head 9x2^ inches, with metal bands and 
hand-turned handle. This is a very superior quahty of mallet, 
and is popular with the best players. The price of the No. 2 
mallet is $2 each. The No. 3, Chicago-style mallet is made 
with extra quality persimmon head, 9x2! inches, highly polished 

\ 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 39 

and hand-turned handle. The price of the No. 3 mallet is 
$1.50 each. 

Spalding furnishes also extra croquet balls as required and an 
excellent quality wooden ball is the No. 7 style, made of special 
selected dogwood, thoroughly seasoned, with solid colors dyed 
in instead of painted. Highly polished and color warranted 
not to flake or rub off. The price of the No. 7 croquet balls is 
$2 per set of four. .\ very popular style of croquet ball is 
the Spaldmg No. C, made of composition, regulation size and 
weight, and colored red, white, blue, and black in fast colors. 
This ball is extremely durable, and will give excellent satisfac- 
tion. It is packed complete in box, per set of four, and costs 
$6 per set. 

Extra stakes and wickets cost, for No. 2S stakes, nicely 
pamted and polished, 75 cents per pair, and for No. iS, heavy 
twisted wire, square wickets, white enameled, per set of 10, 
$1.25. 

For the expert player and the man who wants something 
that is really the best thing in the way of a croquet ball that 
can be made, Spalding recommends either the regular hard 
rubber ball or a ball made out of a new patented material 
known as "Excelite." Either of these styles cost the same 
money, $io per set. The No. AR croquet ball is made of hard 
rubber, and is guaranteed perfect in material and workman- 
ship. One ball in. each set is finished and highly polished, 
and the others are plain black. The price is $10 per set. The 
No. EC Excelite croquet balls are made in England of a patented 
material, for which Spalding has exclusive sale. They are more 
durable than any other balls known and are extremely resilient, 
and are used almost exclusively by the best players in England. 
The price of the No. EC croquet balls is $io per set. 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



WHAT TO WEAR FOR CROQUET 

In the very complete line of athletic clothing which Spalding 
lists in their regular catalogue will be found almost every 
necessary article for the croquet player including outing shirts 
and trousers, underwear, hats, caps and shoes. 

Spalding outing shirts are made in various qualities. The 
best is their No. lo, made of all-wool flannel, mixed patterns, 
including stripes, plaids, and solid colors. These cost $3 each. 
They introduce this season, in their No. 12, a shirt made of a 
new material known as "Eden" cloth, mixed patterns, in- 





Style D 



Style E 



eluding attractive stripes and plaids. The price of the No. 
12 shirt is $2 each. To satisfy the demand for a shirt of durable 
quality and excellent material, they put out their No. 18, made 
of a material of mixed cotton and wool, plain white and colors. 
The price of this shirt is $3 each. They also furnish their No. 
20, made of white zephyr weave, making a very attractive 
shirt, mdeed. for $1.50 each. All the above shirts are furnished 
with collars of either of two different styles. What is known 
as the No. D style collar is somewhat upright and dressy-looking, 
and the No. E style is on the regulation outing-shirt flat style. 
All of the shirts are furnished with full sleeves, with double 
pearl buttons, link style m cuffs, and button front. They are 
all made from latest patterns, and a perfect fit is guaranteed 
if the correct measurements are sent in. 

Of suitable trousers, Spalding furnishes four different styles. 
No, 9, all-wool flannel, medium weight, plain white. $7 per pair; 
No, II, all-wool flannel, niedium weight, mixed colors and 
stripes, $7 per pair; No. 15. all-wool flannel, Hght weight, mixed 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



41 




particularly s 

It gmm« ■Miiiii.iiiiii'iiiiii 



f 



colors and stripes, $6 per pair No. 19, all-wool flannel, medium 
weight, same f|uality and colors as in the best grade base ball 
uniforms. This is a special flannel, that is particularly suitable 

for athletic purposes. 

wears like iron, and always 

looks good, and the price 

of the No. 19 trousers is $6 

per pair. All of the Spald- 
ing outing trousers are 

made with one hip, one 

watch, and two side pock- 
ets, and are equipped with 

belt loops. Many players 

prefer for suminer wear 

white duck trousers, and 

of these Spalding furnishes 

one quality, well made, in 

their No. 3 style, for $1.50 

per pair. 

For those who wish to 

look over samples of ma- 

Plain Trousers tcrial and COlorS before striped Trousers 

placing their order for outing shirts and trousers, Spalding 
offers to send samples on receipt of request, and also, 
if desired, measurement blanks, so that the proper measure- 
ments may be taken in ordering to insure a correct fit; but for 
those who are in a hurry to order, and know just about what 
they require in the way of colors, it is only necessary when 
sending an order to Spalding to give the measurements, as 
shown on the diagram herewith: _ 

^ When measuring for the shirt, 
state the size of collar worn, 
'jlength of sleeve from shoulder 
'to wrist, with arm raised and 
bent, as shown (1-3), size around 
chest (5-5). 

In order to measure for pants 
give measurement around waist 
(A-A), inseam (D-E), around 
hips (B-B). 






Spalding has recognized the need of some kind of athletic 



underwear that would be suitable not only for use as under- 
wear during the heated term especially, but throughout the 
year, if desired, and yet to be sold at a price to bring it within 
reach of the ordinarv pocketbook, and the line of cotton- 



42 



SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 



mesh underwear which they put out they believe will be recog- 
nized as filling this need. They claim that the quality of this 
material will satisfy even the most exacting. The prices 
for this underwear are as follows- No. 15, white cotton-mesh 
sleeveless shirt, $1 each; No. 15 P. white cotton-mesh knee pants, 
$1.50 per pair; No. loE, natural cotton-mesh sleeveless shirt. 
$1.50 each, and No. loEP. natural cotgton-mesh knee pants, 
$1,50 per pair. The foregoing shirts and pants are furnished 
in the following sizes: Shirts, 26 to 44 inches chest; knee 
pants, 28 to 42 inches waist 






Nos. 210 and 280 



Nos. 15 and lOE 



Nos. 15P and lOEP 



Spaldmg also furnishes knee pants made of special twilled 
cotton goods, durable quality, and at the same time extremely 
light in weight and cool for use as underwear or for athletic 
purposes! these are No. 280, made of white basket weave 
material of cotton, 60 cents per pair, and No. 210, made of 
white twilled cotton, very light in weight, $1 per pair. These 
knee pants are furnished in sizes from 28 to 42 inches waist 
measure. 

Very satisfactory styles of hats and caps for all outing and 
athletic purposes are furnished by Spalding, made up so that 
they look well, and the quality of material and workmanship 
is entirely satisfactory. These are the same hats and caps 
as are furnished to the students of most of the colleges and 
preparatory schools in this country. 

What is known as the University-style hat is made by Spalding 
with both round crown and square crown. They are: No. 
202, made with round crown of good quality flannel in gray, 
white, maroon, black, and navy l)lue, plain brim, bound with 
different color, costing $1.25 each; and No. 202S hat, similar to 
No. 202 and furnished in same colors, but made with square, 
crown, costing $1.50 each. Of white duck hats Spalding 
furnishes their No. 203, with round crown, for 50 cents each: 
and their No. 203S, with square crown and special turned 
brim, 50 cents each. Spalding also makes a variety of cloth 



SrALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 43 

caps which are very satisfactory for outing purposes and at 
prices that are exceedingly reasonable. A. catalogue of these 
goods will be sent on application to any Spalding store. 

As to the most satisfactory style of shoes for croquet, Spalding 
has furnished to the most prominent tennis and croquet play- 
ers in this country shoes that they wear exclusively during 
their games. There seems to be about a Spalding shoe a 
something really required by the athlete that is wanting in 
other makes. It is the final touch or finish of the expert 
t.hoemaker that makes such a difTerence to the player, and 
the long experience that Spalding has had in turning out ath- 
letic footwear enables them to supply a shoe at the same price 
that is worth many times as much as the ordinary shoe turned 
out by a maker who is not in touch with athletic conditions. 
Spalding recommends for croquet five different styles of shoes: 
Xo. AH, high cut. russet leather, with best red rubber flat sole, 
hand-sewed, and with absolutely best grade material through- 
out, at $5.50 per pair; No. A, low cut, russet leather, made 
witii best red rubber flat sole, hand-sewed, $5 per pair; No. 
CH, high cut, best white canvas, fine quality white rubber fiat 
sole, hand-sewed, $5 per pair; No. C, low cut, best iv^hite can- 
vas, fine quality wiiite rubber flat sole, $3.50 per pair; No. D, 
low cut. white canvas, red rubber flat sole. $1.50 per pair. 

Spalding manufactures a most complete line of athletic 
equipment for every athletic sport, and copies of the Spalding 
catalogue will be sent upon request to any of the Spalding 
stores, list of which is given below. 

New York Citv— 124-128 Nassau Street and 29-33 West 42d Street 

Philadelphia, Pa.— 1013 Filbert Street. 

Boston, Mass. — 73 Federal Street. 

Baltimore, Md. — 208 East Baltimore Street. 

Washington, D. C— 709 Fourteenth Street, N. W. 

Pittsburg, Pa. — 439 Wood Street. 

Buffalo, N. Y.— 611 Main Street. 

Syracuse, N. Y. — University Block. 

Chicago. 111. — 147-149 Wabash Avenue. 

St. Louis, Mo. — 710 Pine Street. 

Cincinnati, Ohio— 27 East Fifth Street (Fountain Square). 

Kansas City, Mo.— 1111 Walnut Street. 

Minneapolis. Minn. — 507 Second Avenue, South. 

New Orleans, La.— 140 Carondelet Street. 

Denver. Col. — 1616 Arapahoe Street. 

Detroit, Mich. — 254 Woodward Avenue. 

Cleveland. Ohio— 741 Euchd Avenue. 

San Francisco, Cal. — 134 Geary Street. 

Montreal, Canada— 443 St. James Street. 

London, England — 53, 54. 55, Fetter Lane. 




SPALDING CROQUET 

Our croquet goods while moderate in price will be found 
thoroughly up-to-date in every particular. We describe 
them exactly as they are. The prices are regulated accord- 
ing to quality of material and finish. 

FOUR. BALL SETS 

Fancy mallets with 8- 
inch maple head, 
nicely striped, and ash 
handle. Fancy stakes. 
Balls of selected rock 
maple. Packed in 
strong wooden box. 

No. 11 A. 

Per set, $3.00 

Special mallets with g-inch selected dogwood head, hand- 
somely striped and polished; hand turned professional 
handle. Dogwood balls with solid colors stained in, not 
painted, and guaranteed not to flake or rub ofT; highly 
polished. Wickets of heavy twisted wire, white enameled, 
and fitted with candlesticks so that they can be used for 
play after dark; wooden sockets. Stakes fancy painted and 
polished. Handsome hardwood stained and polished box. 

No. 19C. Perset, $?.50 

Special mallets with 8-inch hardwood heads, and 24-inch 
hickory handles glued to head; painted and varnished. 
Special quality rock maple balls, painted solid red, blue, 
white and black, and varnished. Stakes painted to match 
balls; wickets steel wire, japanned white, with sockets. 
Packed complete with book of rules in handsome box. 

No. 30. Per set, $5.00 




Prices subject to change without notice 

A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 

Send for Cotnplete Catalogue oj I S'^^or-es in all large cities. 

all Athletic Sports. | Sceimidecover page of this book. 



Q 



SPALDING CROQUET 

Our croquet goods while moderate in price will be found 
thoroughly up-to-date in every particular. We describe 
them exactly as they are. The prices are regulated accord- 
ing to quality of material and finish. 

EIGHT BALL SETS 

This is an 8 ball pol- 
ished set; selected 
handles, large fancy 
stakes, galvanized 
wicket, with mallets 
and balls of nice native 
Vi'ood. Extra value. 
No. 4. Per set, $2.50 

Special set. 7-inch 
dogwood head mallets 
with fancy painted 
striping and polished 
maple handle. Selected 
dogwood balls, striped, 
painted and polished, 
of twisted wire, white enameled, and wooden 
Stakes fancy striped and poHshed. Packed com- 
plete in handsome polished wood box. 
No. 14H. Per set, $8.00 
Mallets with 8-inch maple head, fancy striped painted and 
varnished and fancy turned handle. Maple balls striped and 
varnished. Wickets of heavy galvanized iron wire with 
sockets. Packed in strong wooden box. 
No. lOD. Per set, $4.00 
Fancy mallets with 8-inch maple head, striped, painted and 
gilt handle fancy turned. Polished maple balls with painted 
striping. Fancy painted stakes. Wickets with wooden 
sockets. Polished wood box with handles on end. 
No. 13F. Per set, $6.00 




Wickets 
sockets. 



(?- 



Prices subject to change without notice 



A. C. SPALD 

Send for Complete Catalogue of | 
all Athletic Sports. ' I 



INC & BROSc 

Stores in all large cities. 
See inside cover page of this book. 



-Q 




HIGHEST AWARDS 

rOR SPALDmc ATHLETIC GOODS 



GRAND PRIZE 

ST. LOUIS 
1904 




"S^ GRAND PRIX 

lljl,)*] PARIS 

1900 




INDIVIDUAL CROQUET MALLETS 

All made according to latest approved 
models and finest quality throughout. 




No. 1. 



No. 3. 



No. 1 . Brooklyn style. Finely 
finished imitation boxwood 
head, 8 inches long. Fancy 
painted handle. Each, $1.00 



No. 2. Philadelphia style. Special 
selected dogwood head, 9x2 1-4 
inches, with metal bands and 
hand turned handle, $2.00 
No. 3. Chicago style. Extra quality persimmon head, 9x2 3-8 inches, 
highly polished and hand turned handle. - - . Each. $1.50 



No. 2. 




HIGHEST AWARDS 

FOR SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS 



GRAND PRIZE 

ST. LOUIS 
1904 




GRAND PRIX 

PARIS 
1900 




EXTRA CROQUET BALLS 

No. 7, Special selected dogwood, thoroughly seasoned, 
with solid colors dyed in instead of painted. Highly 
polished and color warranted not to flake or rub 
off. Per set of 4, $2.00 



No. C. Composition croquet balls, regulation size 
and weight, and colored red, white, blue and 
black in fast colors. Extremely durable and will 
give excellent satisfaction. Packed complete in 
box. Per set of 4, $6.00 



EXTRA STAKES AND 
WICKETS 

No. 2S. Fancy stakes, nicely 
painted and polished. Pair, 75c. 

No. IS. Heavy twisted wire 

square wickets, white enameled. 

Per set of 10, $1.25 



Spalding's handsomely illustrated cata- 
logue of athletic goods mailed 
free to any address. 



,=J 



A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 



New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 
Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 
Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Canada London, England ^ 




OFFICIAL ROQUE BALLS 

No. R.. Official Roque Ball. Made 
of special material and is practic- 
ally unbreakable, yet retains the 
resiliency that is necessary in an 
article of this kind. The ball 
will not chip or break when used 
under ordinary conditions in actual play. Regu- 
lation size and weight, and finished in Red, 
White, Blue and Black. Packed complete in box. 
Per set of 4, $ I O.OO 

AMERICAN HARD RUBBER CROQUET 
AND ROQUE BALLS 

No. AH. For Roque. Made of hard rubber and 
guaranteed perfect in material and workmanship. 
One ball finished with high polish, others plain 

black Per set of 4, $8.00 

No. AR. For Croquet. Otherwise same as 
above Per set of 4, $ I O.OO 

EXCELITE CROQUET AND ROQUE 
BALLS 

These balls are made in England, of a patented 
material for which we have the exclusive sale. 

They are very durable and resilient. 

No. EK. For Roque. Per set of 4, $ I O.OO 

No. EC. For Croquet. Per set of 4, $ I O.OO 

Prices subject to change without notice 



A. C. SPALDI 

Send for Complete Caialogiie of I 
all Athletic Sports, \ 



NC & BROS. 

Stores in all large cities. 
See inside cover page of this book. 



Q 



ROQUE 

MALLETS 






WE have furnished the sup- 
plies used at practically 
every important Roque Tourna- 
ment, and at the Championship 
Contests at the St. Louis Expo- 
sition Spalding Goods were used 
exclusively. 

Blocks, hardwood; regulation size 
Set of 10. $ 1 O.OO 

Arches, regulation size. 

Set of 10. $4.00 

The above Arches and Blocks are 

duplicates of those tve supplied at 

the St. Louis Exposition. 




No. M 



=\^Z7 



P 



INDIVIDUAL ROQUE MALLETS 

No. M. Expert Roque Mallet. Extra quality 
selected dogwood head, 9>2 inches long, with 
heavy nickel ferrules. One end soft, the other 
hard rubber cap. Selected ash handle 15>^ inches 11 
long, checkered grip, and 2 or 2 '4 inch diameter /I 
head. Other length handles to order only. j J 
Each, $4.00 

^ Prices subject to change without notice. 






A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 

Send for Coynplete Catalogue of I Stores in all large cities. 

all Athletic Sports, , I See inside cover qmge of this book. 



-Q 



GAME OF CLOCK GOLF 






'"II 



:-;:^-%^,:^,.. 




O 



Copy.i«Ki'l«»,l>?* C SiulJuf * 6ro. 

For practice in putting nothing excels the game ^ 
of * ' Clock Golf. ' ' The figures are arranged in a 
circle from 20 to 24 feet in diameter, or of any 
size that the lawn will admit. Each player 
holes out from each figure point, counting his 
strokes, and with few exceptions, the regular 
rules on putting apply. Set consists of twelve 
figures, one marking flag, hole rim and measuring 
chain for getting the proper distance for figure. 
All complete in box with descriptive circular. 
No. I , With raised figures, in black, on white 

teeing plates. Will not injure the lawn. 

Per set, $IO.OO 
No. 2. Plain cut-out figures, painted white 

not on plates. Per set, $5. GO 

Prices subject to change without notice 

A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 

Send jor Complete Catalogtie of I Stores in all large cities. 

all Athletic Sports. | See inside cover page of this book. 






A SPECIAL AWARD ^r GRAND PRIZE 

Bwere won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete /- , 'J 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, V-^T 
ise Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. ] 



\)cr- 



Aldred Archery Goods 



WHEN we secured the exclusive agency for the sale of the well 
known line of Archery Goods manufacturMl by Thos. Aldred, it 
was our idea that as headquarters for athletic goods of every de. 
scription in the Uuited States and Canada urchers would find it con- 
venient to purchase their supplies through the various branch stores o| 
A. G. Spalding & Bros. No manufacturer is better known in this line 
than Thomas Aldred, and his goods will be found eminently satisfactory. 
Expert archers will be able to select from our stock Bows, Arrows and 
other requisites made under his personal supervision, and possessing all 
the advantages which an experience of ever fifty years enables a manu- 
facturer to add to the ordinary value of a well made article. 

Archery has fluctuated in popularity during the past thirty years in 
in this country, but during all of that time the sport has held its place 
high in the estimation of people who have required out-of-door exercise 
of an invigorating nature, but not too violent. The antiquity of this form 
of amusement, and the general knowledge of the use of the various im- 
plements required, renders a special reference to these matters unneces- 
sary, but a few words regarding the selection of bows and arrows may 
not be out of place. 

Gentlemen's bows should be 6 feet and ladies' 5 feet to 5 feet 6 inches. 
Weight of your bow should be according to your strength, and particular 
care should be used in making selection to avoid picking one with too 
strong a pull. 

Gentlemen's arrows should measure 28 inches; sometimes longer ones 
are used. Ladies' arrows 24 and 25 inches. Arrows are weighed against 
new English silver coin. Ladies' weigh from 2/6 to 3/6 and gentlemen's 
4/- to 5/-, according to the distance— for instance, at 60 yards a heavier 
arrow may be used than at a hundred yards. When shooting in company 
arrows should be painted or marked differently for each person, so as to 
be distinguishable. 

oo 



S) A. C. SPALDING & BROS. g ^ 

New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 

Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Can. London, England 



ASPECIALAWARD^r GRAND PRIZE 

were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

B Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete (" ^ — ^ 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, ^-— ?\ 
ise Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. ) | 

...ALDRED... 
BOWS and ARROWS 

Suitable for ExperL Use 



No. YM. Men's English Yew. Extra good quality bow; 
weights 42 to 55 lbs.; length 6 feet. Each bow in a baize 
bag Each, $24.00 

Noo LM. Men's Lancewood. Special quality bow; weights 
38 to 55 lbs.; 6 feet long Each, $8.00 

No. PF. Men's Footed Arrows. With T. A.'s parallel 
points; painted between feathers and peacock feathers; 
size 28 inches; weights 4/6, 4/9 and 5/-. Dozen, $10.00 

Arrows are packed one dozen each size and 

weight in pasteboard box, and match exactly; 

also in marking on arrows themselves. 

Remember, we are sole agents for the United States and 
Canada for Thos. Aldred's World Famed Archery Goods. 



Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue of Athletic 
Goods mailed free to any address. 



A- C. SPALDING & BROS. (L__^ 

New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 
Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 
Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Can. London. England 



ASPECIALAWARD^r GRAND PRIZE 

were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

B Purchase Exposition. 1904, for the best, most complete 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, - 
ase Ball and Athletic Sup plies shown at the World's Fair 

...ALDRED... 
BOWS and ARROWS 

Suitable for Experts Use 



No. YW. Ladies' English Yew. Extra good quality bow; 
weights 26 to 38 lbs.; length 5 feet 6 inches. Each bow 
in a baize bag Each, $20.00 

No. SW. Ladies' Spanish Yew. Special quality bow; 
weights 26 to 38 lbs.; length 5 feet 6 inches. Each bow 
in a baize bag Each, $16.00 

No. LW. Ladies' Lancewood. Special quality bow; 
weights 20 to 38 lbs.; length 5 feet 6 inches. Each, $6.00 

No. PW. Ladies' Footed Arrows. With T. A.'s parallel 
points; painted between feathers and peacock feathers; size 
25 inches; weights 2i/?) and 3/6. . . Dozen, $10.00 

Arrows are packed one dozen each size and 

weight in pasteboard box, and match exactly; 

also in marking on arrows themselves. 

Remember, we are sole agents for the United States and 
Canada for Thos. Aldred's World Famed Archery Goods. 



Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogrueof Athletic 
Goods mailed free to any address. 



1) A. C. SPALDING & BROS. ((* 

New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 

Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Can. London, England 



\ SPECIIL AWARD ':° mm PKIZE 



e 



were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 

and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 

Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair 



S 



Archery 
Goods ... 





Arm Guard Glove Qtiiver and Belt 

Archery Quiver and Belt 

No. 26. For men. Nicely finished substantial tan leather belt, with 
leather covered buckle. Quiver is of metal, leather covered and well 
made Each, $2.25 

No. 13. For ladies. Dark green leather, similar to above but smaller in 
size. Excellent quality throughout Each, $2.00 

Archery Arrow Points (Steel) 

No. X. For ladies' arrows. Each, 10c. 

No. Y. For men's arrows. ^ . " 10c. 

Archery Gloves 

No. 18. For men. Good quality tan leather back; silk elastic strap; 3 
leather finger tips Each, 90c. 

No. 2. For ladies. Good quality black leather back; silk elastic strap; 3 
leather finger tips , . . . . Each, 80c. 

No. 3. Same quality as No. 2, but laced finger tips. . . " 90c. 

Archery Arm Guards 

No. 23. For men. Good quality heavy tan leather, nicely finished; silk 

elastic straps Each, $1.25 

No. 8. For ladies. Black leather, nicely finished; silk elastic straps. 1.25 



^ A. 



C. SPALDING & BROS. 



(U. 



New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 

Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Can. London, England 



4SPECIALAW4RD'!!°(RAND PRIZE] 



B 



were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete , 

and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 

Base B all and Athletic Sup plies shown at the World's Fair. 

J L : 



/^ 



Archery Goods 

u^ 

Archery Finger Tips 

No. 5. Ladies' knuckle tips. Laced. . Set of 3, $1.25 
No. 20. Men's knuckle tips. Laced. . " " 1.25 

Horn Tips for Archery Bows 

No. O. For ladies' bows Pair, 50c. 

No. M. For men's bows. . . . . " 6oc. 

Archery Bow Bags 

No. 44. Good quality heavy green baize. Two sizes: 
6 feet and 5 feet 6 inches; for ladies' and men's 
bows Each, 40c. 

Archery Tassels 

No. 32. Ladies' green tassels. . . . Each, 50c. 

No. 34. Men's green tassels. . . o . " 60c. 



Send for Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue of athletic 
goods; mailed free to any address. 

^ 



S) A. C. SPALDING & BROS. (I 

New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco' 

Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal. Caji. London, England 



\ SPECIAL AWARD 'S° «RAN» PRIZE 



e 



were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 
Purchase Exposition. 1904, for the best, most complete 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, - 
Base Ball and Athletic Supp lies shown at the World's Fair. 
O 



Straw Targets 

Painted in bright colors. 

Easily distinguishable at a 

distance. Five circles count 

as follows: 

Gold Centre , . 9 

Red 7 

Inner White or Blue... 5 

Black 3 

Outer White 1 



■^ 



^ 





A pair of targets should be in the 
field to save time and trouble. 



l8-inch diameter. 


Each, 


$1.50 


24-inch diameter. 


<( 


2.00 


27-inch diameter. 


(( 


2.50 


30-inch diameter. 


" 


3.00 


36-inch diameter. 


" 


4.00 


42-inch diameter. 


" 


5.00 


48-inch diameter. 


<< 


6.00 


48-inch diameter, extra 






thick, official. 


Stand 


10.00 


Iron Target ! 




No. 3. 6 feet. . 


Each, 


$3-00 



J) 



^ 



A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 



^ 



New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 

Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Can. London, England 



GRAND PRIZE 

ST. LOUIS 
1904 




HIGHEST AWARDS 

FOR. SPAUNNC ATHLETIC GOODS 




GRAND PRIX 

PARIS 
1900 




SPALDING OFFICIAL 
IRON QUOITS 



Made to conform exactly to ofRcial rules. Malleable iron, Sl4 inches in 
diameter, with hand clasp, as shown in cut. 



No. O. Official Quoits. 



Per set of four, $8.00 



OFFICIAL QUOIT PINS 

Measure 36 inches long by 1 inch in diameter, and are made so that 
referee can take measurements without difficulty. 



No. X. Steel Pins. 



Pair, $2.00 



SPALDING QUOIT GAME 

Consists of metal stand with nickel-plated upright 
pin and six gutta 
percha quoits. 
Makes an interest- 
i ng game for 
indoors, as the 
quoits will not mar 
furniture or wood- 
work. 

No. Q. QouitGame Complete. $3.00 




No. QR. "Rings same as furnished with No. Q Quoit 

Game. Each. 25C. 



Send for Spalding's Complete Catalogue of All Sports. Mailed Free to 
any Address in tlie United States or Canada. "* 



=0G= 



S) A. C. SPALDING & BROS. g 

New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 

Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 

Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Canada London, England 



HIGHEST AWARDS 

rOR SPALDING ATHLETIC GOODS 




GRAND PRIX 

PARIS 
1900 




BALL 

^OLLEY BALL is a new 
game which is pre-em- 
inently fitted for the gym- 
nasium or the exercise hall, but 
which may be played out of 
doors. Any number of persons 
may play the game. The play 
consists of keeping the ball in 
motion over a high net, from 
one side to the other, thus par- 
taking of the character of two 
games, tennis and hand ball. 
Made of white leather. Constructed with capless ends 

and furnished with pure gum guaranteed bladder. 

No. V. Regulation size ; best quality. Each, $4.00 

No. W. Regulation size ; best quality. Each, 2.50 

Volley Ball Net and Standards 




^ 



No. 2. Volley Ball Standards, 
Complete with net. 

A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 



7 feet high. 
$8.50 



(U. 



New York Chicago St. Louis Denver San Francisco 
Boston Minneapolis Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans 
Buffalo Philadelphia Washington Pittsburg Syracuse Cincinnati 
Montreal, Canada London, England ..^ . 



Durand-Steel Lockers 



w 



OODEN LOCKERS are objec- 
tionable because they attract 
vermin, absorb odors, can be 
easily broken into, and are dan- 
gerous on account of fire. Lockers made 
from wire mesh or expanded metal af- 
ford little security, as they can be easily 
entered with wire cutters. Clothes 
placed in them become covered with dust 
and thelockers themselves presenta poor 
appearance, resembling animal cages. 

Durand-Steel Lockers are made 

of high-grade steel plates, and are fin- 
ished with gloss-black Furnace baked 
Japan (400°), comparable to that used on 
hospital ware, which will never flake off 
nor require refinishing, as do paints and 
enamels. 

Durand-Steel Lockers are usual- 
ly built with doors perforated full length 
in panel design, with sides and backs 

solid. 

This 





M i o( ker<; 
Double Tier 



Lockers in Single Tier 



J p r e - 
ve n t s 
clothes 
in one 
locker 
from 

coming in contact with wet gar- 
ments in adjoining lockers, while 
plenty of ventilation is secured by 
having the door perforated its 
entire length, but if the pur- 
chaser prefers we perforate the 
backs also. 

The cost of Durand-Steel Lockers 
is no more than that of first-class 
wooden lockers, and they last as 
long as the building, are sanitary, 
secure, and in addition, are fire- 
proof 

We are handling lockers as a spe- 
cial contract business, and ship- 
ment will in every case be made 
direct from the factory in Chi- 
cago. If you will let us know the 
number of lockers, size, and ar- 
rangement, we shall be glad to 
take up through correspondence^ 
tlie matter of prices. 



8 



A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 



Send for Complete Catalogue oj 
all Athletic Sports. 



Stores in all large ctttes. 
See inside cover page of this book. 



THE FOLLOWING INDEX FROM 
SPALDING'S LATEST CATALOGUES 
WILL GIVE AN IDEA OF THE 
GREAT VARIETY OF ATHLETIC 
GOODS MANUFACTURED AND SOLD 
BY A. G. SPALDING & BROS. : : : : 



Page 
Abdomen Protector.... .Tl, 72 

Archery Goods 78, 79 

Athletic Paraphernalia. 82 

Badminton 69 

Bags, Bat 21 

Bags, Bathing Suit.... 32 

Bags, Caddy 66, 67 

Bags, Striking 102, 103 

Bags, Uniform 21 

Balls, Base 4-7 

Balls. Basket 84, 85 

Balls, Croquet 76 

Balls, Foot 70, 71 

Balls, Hand 94 

Balls, Field Hockey... 74 

Balls, Indoor Base 92 

Balls, Golf 64, 65, 69 

Balls, Lacrosse 88 

Balls, Medicine 114 

Balls, Polo 89 

Balls, Tennis 48, 49 

Balls, Squash 56 

Balls, Volley 94 

Balls, Water Polo .... 94 

Bandages, Elastic 30 

Bars, Ash Ill 

Bar Stalls 115 

Bars, Doorway 118 

Bases, Base Ball 20 

Bases, Indoor 92 

Basket Ball Wear . 86. 87 

Bats, Base Ball 8-10 

Bats, Indoor 92 

Bat Bags, Base Ball.. 21 

Bathing- Suits 32-33 

Belts 25, 72 

Bladders 71, 85, 103 

Bows, Archery 78, 79 

Caddy Bags 66, 67 

Caps, Base Ball.. 26 

Caps, University 27 

Centre Forks, Iron 54 

Centre Straps, Canvas. 54 

Chest Weights 106, 107 

Circle, 7-ft.... 82 

Clock Golf 69 

Coats, Base Ball 24 

Corks, Running 35 

Covers, Racket 54 

Cricket Goods 57 

Croquet Goods 76 

Discus, Olympic 81 

Disks, Striking Bag.. 104, 105 

Dumb Bells 110, 111 

Elastic Bandages 30 

Emblems 26 



Page 

75 

120 

120 

95-98 

74 

83 

70-71 

20 

16, 17 

99-101 

97 

31 

67 

103 

85 

74 

71 



58. 63 

58-69 

35 

53 

121 

80 

54 

27 

116 

18, 119 

82 

41, 67 

82 



Indian Clubs 110,111 

Indoor Base Ball 92 

Inflaters, Striking Bag. 103 

Jackets, Swimming.... 32 

Jerseys 38 

Knee Tights 37 

Knickerbockers 37, 73 

Lacrosse 88 

Lanes for Sprints 82 

Lawn Bowls » 77 

Lockers 124 

Markers, Tennis 55 

Masks, Base Ball 18 

Masks, Fencing .... 98 

Mattresses 118 

Medicine Balls . . o . 114 

Megaphones ..... o ... . 83 

Mitts, Base Ball 11-15 

Mitts, Striking Bag... 103 

Nets, Tennis SO, 51 

Numbers, Competitors'. 35 



Equestrian Polo 

Exercisers, Home 

Exercisers, Whitely... 

Fencing Goods 

Field Hockey Sticks... 

Flags, College 

Foot Balls 

Foul Flags 

Gloves. Base Ball 

Gloves, Boxing 

Gloves, Fencing 

Gloves. Foot Ball 

Gloves, Golf 

Gloves, Striking Bag.. 

Goals, Basket Ball 

Goals, Field Hockey... 

Goals, Foot Ball 

Goals, Lacrosse 

Goals. Polo 

Golf Clubs 

Golf Goods 

Grips, Athletic 

Guy Ropes and Pegs.. 
Gymnasium, Outdoor. . . 
Hammers, Athletic... 
Handle Covers, Rubber 

Hats, University 

Home Gymnasium 

Horizontal Bars 1 

Hurdles, Safety 

Hob Nails 

Horns, Umpires'....... 



SPALDING'S ILLUSTRATED CATA- 
LOGUE AND PRICE LIST FURNISHED 
FREE UPON APPLICATION TO ANY 
OF SPALDING'S STORES-FOR LOCA. 
TION OF WHICH SEE INSIDE FRONT 

COVER OF THIS BOOK. :::;•: 



Paint, Golf 

Pants, Base Ball 

Pants, Cricket 

PUnts, Foot Ball 

Pants, Running 

Parallel Bars 

Pistol, Starter's 

Plates, Base Ball Shoe 

Plates, Home 

Plates, Marking 

Plates, I'itchers' Toe.. 
Plates, Pitchers' Box.. 

Poles, Vaulting 

Polo, Equestrian 

Polo. Roller 

Presses. Backet 

Protection for Shoe 

Plates 

Protection for Shoe 

Spikes 

Protectors, Base Ball.. 

Protector, Thumb 

Push Ball 

Pushers, Chamois 

Puttees, Golf 

Quoits 



Page 
69 
25 
.*?(] 
7.3 
35 
119 
82 
20 
20 
55 
2(1 
20 
81 
75 
89 
54 

28 

35 
19 
85 
94 
35 
41 

114 



54 

44-47 
5<J 
54 
49 
56 



Racket Covers , 

Rackets. Lawn Tennis 
Rackets, Squash Tennis 

Racket Presses 

Rackets Restrung 

Rackets. Squash 

Reels for Tennis Post; 

Rings, Swinging 116. 117 

Rink Skates 91 

Roque Goods 77 

Rowing Machines luS, 109 

Score Books, Base Ball 21 
Score Books, Basket 

Ball 85 

Score Books, Golf 69 

Score Books, Tennis... 54 

Scoring Tablets 21 

Shin Guards 72, 74, SO 

Shirts, Base Ball 25 

Shirts, Outing 36 

Shirts, Quarter Sleeve. 37 

Shirts, Sleeveless .37 

Shoes, Base Ball 28 

Shoes, Basket Ball 87 

Shoes, Bowling 42 

Shoes, Cross Country.. 34 

Shoes, Cricket 42 

Shoes, Fencing 97 

Shoes, Foot Ball , 72 

Shoes, Golf : 41 



Page 

Shoes, Gymnasium ... 43 

Shoes, Indoor Jumping. 35 

Shoes, Jumping 34, 35 

Shoes, Indoor Running. 35 

Shoes, Running 34 

Shoes, Sipiash 41 

Shoes. Tennis 42 

Shoe Plates, Base Ball 20 

Shot 80 

Skates, Roller 90, 91 

Skull Caps 73 

Sleeve Bands 83 

Slippers, Bathing 32 

Stockings 29 

Stop Board 82 

Stop Watch 82 

Supporters 31 

Supporters. Ankle 28, 30 

Suspensories 31, 72 

Sweaters 24, 39, 40 

Swivels, Striking Bag. 102 

Take-Off Board 82 

Tape, Rubber Adhesive 54 

Tapes, Marking 55 

Tapes, Measuring .... 82 

Targets, Archery 79 

Tennis Rackets 44-47 

Tennis Nets 50, 51 

Tennis Posts 51-53 

Tether Tennis 55 

Tights, Full Length... .37 

Toe Board 82 

Trapeze 117 

Trousers, Tennis. Out- 

inR 36 

Trousers, Y. M. C. A. 37 

Trunks. Velvet 37 

Trunks, Worsted 32 

Umpire Indicator 21 

Uniform Bags 21 

Uniforms, Base Ball... 22-23 

Uniforms, Indoor 93 

Underwear, Athletic. . . 36 



Varnish for Gut 54 

Vaulting Standards.... 81 

Volley Ball Standards. 94 

Waist Reducing Ma- 
chine 113 

Wands m 

Watches, Stop 82 

Water Wings ,32 

Weights, 56-lb 80 

Whistles, Referees'... 82 

Wrist Machines 120 

Wrestling Machines... 113 



JUN 4 iyu& 







Albert G. and J. Walter Spalding commenced business March 
ist, 1876, at Chicago, under the firm name A. G. Spalding & Bro. , 
with a capital of $800. Two years later their brother-in-law, 
William T. Brown, came into the business, and the firm name 
was then changed to A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

The business was founded on the Athletic reputation of Mr. 
A. G. Spalding, who acquired a national prominence in the realm 
of Sport, as Captain and Pitcher of the Forest City's of Rockford, 
III. (1865-70), the original Boston Base Ball Club (Champions of 
the United States, 1871-75), and the Chicago Ball Club (1876-77), 
first Champions of the National League. He was also one of the 
original organizers, and for many years a director, of the National 
League of America, the premier Base Ball organization of the 
world. Mr. Spalding has taken an important part in Base Ball 
affairs ever since.it became the National Game of the United States 
at the close of the Civil War in 1865. The returning veterans of 
that War, who had played the game as a camp diversion, dis- 
seminated this new American field sport throughout the country, 
and thus gave it its national character. 

Base Ball Goods were the only articles of merchandise carried 
the first year, the total sales amounting to $11,000. Gradually 
implements and accessories of Athletic Sports were added, until 
the firm now manufacture the requisites for all kinds of Athletic 
Sports, Originally the firm contracted for their supplies from 
outside manufacturers, but finding it impossible, by this method, 
to keep the standard of quality up to their high ideals, they 
gradually commenced the manufacture of their own goods, and 
by the acquisition from time to time of various established 
factories located in different parts of the country, are now able 
to, and do manufacture in their own factories everything bearing 
the Spalding Trade-Mark, which stands the world over as a 
guarantee of the highest quality. 



There are over three thousand persons employed in various 
capacities in A. G. Spalding & Bros.' factories and stores located 
in all the leading cities of the United States, Canada and England. 
A capital of over $4,000,000 is employed in carrying on this busi- 
ness, and the annual sales exceed the total combined annual sales 
of all other manufacturers in the world making a similar line 
of goods. 

A. G. Spalding & Bros, have always taken a leading part in 
the introduction, encouragement and support of all new Sporto 
and Games, and the prominence attained by Athletic Sports in 
the United States is in a very great measure due to the energy, 
enterprise and liberality of this progressive concern. They were 
the pioneers, and in fact the founders, of the Athletic Goods 
Trade in America, and are now universally recognized as the 
undisputed Leaders in the Athletic Goods line throughout the 
world. 

The late Marshall Field of Chicago, America's greatest Mer- 
chant, speaking of the business of A. G. Spalding & Bros., said: 
"I am familiar with its early career, growth and development,- 
and when I compare its unpromising outlook and the special 
field for its operations that existed at its inception in 1876, with 
its present magnitude, I consider it one of the most remarkable 
mercantile successes of the world." 

The millions of Athletes using them, and the thousands of 
Dealers selling them, attest to the High Quality of Spalding's 
Athletic Goods, and they must determine the futurt kitt^ry of 
this concern. 



^l^. 







I 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 



ATHLETIC X 



mi 



e book covers ei 
and is Official en... 

Price 10 cents each 



I 



008 874 3 % 



CKAND PRIZE 




GRAND PRIX 




ST. LOUIS, 1904 



Spalding 



PARIS, 1900 



ATHLETIC GOODS 

ARE THE STANDARD OF THE M^ORLD 



A.G.SPALDING & BROS. 

MAINTAIN WHOLESALE and RETAIL STORES in the FOLLOWING CITItS 



NEW YORK unic 

PHILADELPHIA ST. 

BOSTON ^ 

BALTIMORE 
, WASHINGTON 
PITTSBURG 
BUFFALO 
SYRACUSE 

NEW ORLEANS 

MONTREAI., CAN. 



CHICAGO 

ST. LOUIS ^ 

CINCINNATI 
CLEVELAND 

DETROIT ^1 

KANSAS CITY 
MINNEAPOLIS 
DENVER 
DANS SAN FRANCISCO 



LONDON. ENG 



Factories u\ 
Tradd/tarki 



[KEWVORK CHICAGO fiAH FRANCISCO CHICOPi|:G, 
B1100KI.YN BOSTON 9H|tAD&LPHIA LONDOJ 



